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Father Time is undefeated

2015-08-21 10:36

When they say “Father Time is undefeated”, what does it mean?

Looking the other way?

2015-08-18 17:13

To look the other way is to refuse to look at a problem directly and tackle it head on.

Hard yards?

2015-08-14 09:41

When they say so-and-so's “hard yards go unrewarded”, what does it mean?

Off base?

2015-08-11 10:36

When they criticize someone for “making some totally off base remark”, what does it mean?

Mount Rushmore?

2015-08-07 14:59

LeBron James says that he will eventually be on the NBA’s Mount Rushmore, what does it mean?

深度水解"玛丽苏"

2015-08-05 15:36

玛丽苏,即Mary Sue的音译,1973年诞生于国外的同人小说(fan fiction)圈。

津津乐道

2015-08-05 14:30

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Sticking your neck out

2015-08-04 11:15

“I like mine a lot, but I wouldn't stick my neck out and say the other one is inferior”, what does it mean?

Out of the woods?

2015-07-31 13:45

Does the stock market upswing mean we are out of the woods? What woods?

Just a bad apple?

2015-07-28 15:17

A few bad ones in an organization will make the whole group look bad or rotten.

Touch base?

2015-07-24 12:40

To touch base is to make contact after a hiatus to see if everything is OK.

Thrown under the bus?

2015-07-21 15:08

"Under the bus" is a metaphor here, meaning a terrible thing will happen.

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