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In other words, the occasion came and went without making a lot of noise.
These days, as society at large becomes more mobile – not noble – and diversified, polite society is more inclusive.
Here striking distance means simply a short distance, a distance so short it’s as if the sea is within reach.
To paraphrase, people who put out a theory have to prove that theory to be true scientifically.
It’s only a guess, but this does sound like a guy who fancies a woman but keeps wondering whether she’s out of his reach.
本周介绍bring down the house, have a fit, make one’s hair stand on end, be taken in, pull up one’s socks等容易被误解意思的习语。
Well, at any rate let’s talk about Chinese parents, whom we all know a great deal about.
本周介绍pull one’s leg, in one’s birthday suit, eat one’s word, an apple of love, handwriting on the wall等容易被误解的习语。
“Horse trading” is a metaphor. Here, it may refer to any political wheeling and dealing, using cunning and tricks to get the best deal one can get.
This means there’s an intricate correlation between the performance of the stock market and that of the job market.
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