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take it out on someone拿别人出气the boy was reprimanded by his father. he took it out on his ball.
an old wives’ tale无稽之谈do you think the existence of life on mars is an old wives’ tale?
be the talk of the town满城风雨the death of the princess diana has been the talk of the town.
leave a bad taste in someone’s mouth给人留下坏印象once i went to a famous university. but the untidy campus left a bad taste in my mouth.
crocodile tears假惺惺的眼泪some of my business partners came to comfort me when i lost almost everything in one bad deal.
lose one’s temper发脾气you don’t have to lose your temper about trifle things.
through thick and thin有甘也有苦the couple have gone through thick and thin for many years.
have another think coming大错特错if you think i’m easily taken in, you are having another think coming.
thin-skinned神经过敏she is so thin-skinned that, whenever we talk about something in a low voice, she will think we are referring to her.
jump down someone’s throat严厉训斥某人the boy saved a girl from the river and went back home. seeing him all through, his mother jumped down his throat.
stick out like a sore thumb特别扎眼i hate my big nose. it sticks out like a sore thumb.
be all thumbs笨手笨脚i just learned to type. i was all thumbs.
turn thumbs down on…不赞成……，反对……the boss turned thumbs down on the new on promotion scheme.
twiddle one’s thumbs无所事事why do we have to work overtime while people in pr department are twiddling their thumbs?
beat someone’s time with someone勾引别人的女朋友he is strange. he doesn’t go steady with any girl, but enjoys beating others’ time with their girlfriend. 阅读更多四级文章：http://www.pronounceword.com/englishsquare/exam/exam7/index.html