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cut both ways互有利弊you suggest me quitting the job. it cuts both ways. i can keep away from the bully boss, but i will lose the fast salary.
feel under the weather身体不舒服he was under the weather because he failed to make the appointment.
blow the whistle警告，禁止the ioc has blown the whistle on its members for taking bribes.
bleed someone white榨干血汗don’t ever go to casino. it will bleed you while.
get wind of someone得到风声there must be one between us who has let the cat out of the bag. otherwise, how could they get wind of our plan to cut the price?
take someone under one’s wing庇护某人the kind lady took several orphans under her wing.
can’t see the woods for the trees见树不见林the principle is too tired. he talked with every individual student who has problems with his studies. he can’t see the woods for the trees.
pull the wool over someone’s eyes蒙骗某人the man pulled the wool over the eyes of the police by saying that he killed the wild animal for sell-defense.
not breathe a word不吐露一个字you can trust him. he’ll not breathe a word to anyone about your plan.
put in a good word for…为……说句好话can you put in a good word for me when you see the manager? then i’ll have a better chance of landing the job.
not get a word in edgeways插不上话others are simply unable to get a word in edgeways when she opens her chatter-box.
eat one’s words收回自己的话those who said that president clinton would be impeached may have to eat their words.
have words with…与……吵嘴the wife had words with her husband over which yv channels to choose.
have the world before one前途远大don’t worry yourself with trifle things. look ahead and you have a world before you.
put in an appearance露个面mary was surprised to find that her former boyfriend put in an appearance at her wedding ceremony and was talking with the bridegroom.
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sharpen one’s appetite开胃，吊胃口i used to take no interests in archaeology. but the visit to the ming tomb sharpened my appetite.
the apple of someone’s eye某人的掌上明珠the daughter is the apple of her eye, but she is still strict with her.
an apple polisher马匹精，阿谀奉承者he likes to be surrounded by apple polishers.
upset someone’s apple-cart破坏某人的计划we were about to sign the contract when one of our member said cart.
a poor apology for有名无实he has no say in business. he is a poor apology for a manager.
cool someone’s ardor使某人心凉一半he cooled my ardor when he happened to know that he was also going out with other girls.
twist someone’s man 对某人采取强制手段the new policy will not be well carried out until the government twists a few arms.
be up in arms满腔怒火parents are up in arms over some officials’ practicing graft in the entrance examination.
dance attendance on…对……大献殷勤he is a man with power and influence. he likes every one around him to dance attendance on him.
a rude awakening如梦初醒i’ve already told he is not reliable. now you are in for a rude awakening.
have an axe to grind心怀叵测you may get the loan from him, but he has an axe to grind. he wants to get half the share of the company.
like a babe in the woods茫然不知所措，一无所知if you don’t know some western culture, you’ll be like a babe in the woods in western countries.
behind someone’s back在某人的背后the boy learned to smoke behind his father’s back.
have one’s back to the wall进退维谷the run-away rushed into a lane and found it was a dead end.
know…like the back of one’s hand对……了如指掌i’ve brought up in that area. i know it like the back of my hand. 阅读更多四级文章：http://www.pronounceword.com/englishsquare/exam/exam7/index.html