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Lesson 22 IDIOMS 英文释义
- What's up?: What's happening? What's new?. 2) A polite way of asking "What do you want?" when somebody calls or comes into your office.EXAMPLE1: What's up? I haven't seen you in a long time.
- EXAMPLE2: "What's up?" - "I came by to see if you're free for lunch today."
- my stomach (my head, my arm, etc...) is killing me: my stomach (my head, my arm, etc...) hurts very badly
- EXAMPLE: Patricia left the office early today. Her stomach was killing her.
- as sick as a dog: very sick
- EXAMPLE: Brent got the flu and was as sick as a dog for a week.
- (to) call in sick: to phone into the office and say you're sick
- EXAMPLE: Try not to call in sick too often. Employers don't like it.
- under the weather: not feeling well
- EXAMPLE: "You look pale. Is everything okay?" - "Not really. I'm feeling under the weather."
- (to) not feel so hot: to feel sick; to not feel well
- EXAMPLE: Jacob canceled our meeting for this afternoon. He said he wasn't feeling so hot.
- there's something going around: there's an illness traveling around the office; many people are getting sick from some illness
- EXAMPLE: Be sure to wash your hands often. There's something going around the office, and you don't want to catch it.
- can't afford to: don't have time for; don't want to
- EXAMPLE: Sorry, I can't afford to sit here and argue with you. I've got a lot of work to do.
- up to one's ears in work: to have a lot of work; to have too much work
- EXAMPLE: Bill is up to his ears in work. He won't be able to meet with you until next week.
- (to) take it easy: to relax; to rest; to not do too much
- EXAMPLE: You worry too much about everything. You need to just take it easy.
- in tip-top shape: in great condition; completely healthy
- EXAMPLE: Be sure you're in tip-top shape next week for our trip to Beijing.
