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Basket case

2013-09-24 13:07

In other words, Thatcherism prevented the teetering British economy from total collapse.

Group think

2013-09-17 14:53

Group think, literally, is what the group as a whole thinks instead of what each individual member of that group thinks.

Twerk!

2013-09-13 13:25

twerk这个词稍微有些街头,但仍然因为流行而已经被辞典收录,你知道它是什么意思吗?

Chinese whispers?

2013-09-13 13:23

It came out of the blue as the singer was preparing for his final concert tour.

Angel investing?

2013-09-10 11:01

In other words, he’s been investing in technology start-ups as a venture capitalist.

再见MoNo!

2013-09-06 17:06

Motorola和Nokia是上个世纪响当当的手机硬件制造商,随着二者先后被收购,仿佛一个时代都结束了。

Final hurrah?

2013-09-06 11:12

In short, last hurrah, or final hurrah (which is the slightly less popular) represents a person’s last great performance or activity.

Nothing short of Solomonic?

2013-09-03 15:27

Please explain this sentence: The judge’s decision is nothing short of Solomonic.

开学啦!

2013-08-30 14:10

9月1号对于作业没写完的男孩子来说是梦魇般的日子,但是见到自己喜欢的同班女孩还是很开心的事情。

Fits and starts

2013-08-30 10:57

“Fits and starts” is descriptive of an activity which is “intermittent, variable in intensity, and prolonged by interruptions”

A rough and tumble career

2013-08-27 13:13

Don’t often see a journalist’s career described as rough and tumble, but it is certainly appropriate. Makes a lot of sense to me, at least.

Vicious cycle

2013-08-23 10:26

A vicious cycle works this way: One bad thing leads to another, which makes the original situation worse.

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