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King’s ransom?

2015-11-20 11:53

A king’s ransom means an unusually large amount of money.

Pole position?

2015-11-17 11:12

Ronaldo being in pole position is a metaphor implying that currently he is in front of the competition.

Riding the pine?

2015-11-13 11:38

Riding the pine is a sports term for someone sitting on the bench instead of playing.

She wears every thought and emotion on her sleeve

2015-11-10 10:29

To say that she wears her thoughts and emotions on her sleeve is to say she shows her thoughts and emotions easily.

Rat rate?

2015-11-06 11:03

If your life involves a lot of competition and a hectic schedule, you’re in a rat race.

Come out?

2015-11-03 13:54

The question we’re interested in is why “coming out” stands for people revealing their homosexual status, or secrets.

Charm offensive?

2015-11-02 09:05

What does it mean when they say someone goes on a “charm offensive”?

Head and shoulders?

2015-10-27 11:11

Bobby Jindal's tax plan is head and shoulders better than Donald Trump's. Why “head and shoulders”?

Beg to differ?

2015-10-23 10:20

Beg to differ literally means we beg your pardon; we want to express a different opinion.

A card-carrying member?

2015-10-20 16:56

If someone is described as a card carrying member of a certain political party he is considered as a devoted member.

Benefit of the doubt

2015-10-16 15:31

“I didn't believe him but I still gave him the benefit of the doubt.” What does “benefit of the doubt” mean exactly?

观摩美国大选电视辩论 学辩论英语

2015-10-15 14:16

不关心美国大选,也不看电视辩论?没关系!可英语还是要学的。

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