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The bane of 祸根go off/over with a bang 极为成功，大受欢迎 a hand-me-down
Vacillate over something 犹豫 dud= something or someone doesn’t live up to expectations
Valeting service  洗车服务      cuppa joe= cup of coffee
Elliptical 椭圆的  pellet 手撮小球 pelagic fish 深海鱼类
The senator was pelted with rotten eggs.向连续投掷
A guilty pleasure is something you like to do, but isn't good for you. I'm not guilty of a crime when I drink coffee, but I do know there are better things I could be drinking.
Elongated 偏长的  Planar曲面  at full pelt  全速前进
That is really TMI/PDQ. Too much information /pretty darn quick.
Preferably, the peaks are spaced apart at an equal distance
Let me guess, you were so far off in lala land, you didn't even know the student was there!心不在焉
Abut on ---邻接，whipping boy =scapegoat
Take-home pay 实得工资The amount of one's salary remaining after federal, state, and often city income taxes and various other deductions have been withheld
Modular furniture 组合家具（组合式的，模块式的）
Sales drive/campaign 推销活动 cobble together
One common problem is a partially clogged vent on your electric dryer. It causes much longer run times (and is dangerous). Ckeck to be sure you have no lint buildup in your dryer and in the vent all the way to the exterior.

Sales pitch /talk 推销游说carbon paper 复写纸

On sale or return 剩货包退 pertaining to 关于
One mistake is not going to detract from your achievement. 贬损，诋毁
Hook and loop fastener 粘扣带have lots of sides 架子十足
have too much side 太傲慢
put on too much side 太傲慢 the program is run on a shoestring .以极小的钱或成本
How to maximize the effect of your advertising by pointing to a specific landing page that leads the shopper to decide to complete the transaction.
Do well by sb 善待某人  I don’t  know what she sees in him. 我真不知道他为什么喜欢他。
Corrugated you  有瓦棱的
. Easy-grip, stay-cool handle
Double-wall insulation （水壶）
Felt-lined 毛毡垫 coverstitch 暗缝  whipstitch     revisedstitch
visual and tactile examination视觉和触觉测试 tomboy 男人气的女人
groove 开槽 be in a groove 一成不变=be set in your ways
pulley 滑轮be on both sides of the fence [美]两面讨好be on the safe side 为了稳妥起见, 以防万一
be on sb.'s side of the fence [美]支持某人born on the wrong side of the blanket 私生的
finish up your plate 把碗里的吃干净 weak side= blind side 弱点now computer companies are making laptops with batteries that hold more juice./ out of juice 没电了
I have enough on my plate.  自顾不暇when you're back to square one it means that you are back where you started and you have to start all over again。
Pinion 小齿轮burst one's sides 捧腹大笑, 笑破肚皮walk smack-dab into the fruit display
hold one's sides 捧腹大笑, 笑破肚皮I really don't pay any attention to the buzz about celebrities' personal lives.
shake one's sides 捧腹大笑, 笑破肚皮I just stepped in something gooey! Gross!
split one's sides 捧腹大笑, 笑破肚皮 country bumpkin 乡村很朴素的人This farm is in the boonies 离城市很远的地方
Preclude sb from doing something 阻止，使不可能 invigorating  使精力充沛的
Vaulted roof /ceiling 拱状的屋顶 anchor to the floor or beam
Invincibility
Set you back 1000 dollar.花费你大量的钱toast失败，完蛋 twiddle your thumbs.无聊地摆弄bite the dust 死去 funky 很酷的
Drive a wedge between 使 –不和back in the day 过去can see he didn't leave himself any wiggle room there
Wedge sth open /shut 用契子抵住I heard two of my co-workers trash talking my boss
Vanity table 梳妆台maybe some of your hip-ness will rub off on me
He played an absolute blinder.他的表现太棒了tweak
Blind 可卷叠的窗帘from the get-go一开始To have first dibs on something is to have the opportunity to decide if you want it before anyone else.优先权drop-dead gorgeous 非常美丽的be hard up for something 缺少什么tattletale 告状的人    pushover容易屈服的人everything is all set一切就绪Did the guy get all bent out of shape about it?生气: He has a bum ticker.有问题的心脏digs 居住的地方she's a hardcore shopper.//  I have to level with you .向你诚实坦白 on edge 紧张"To O.D. on something" is short for "to overdose on something."对什么服用过量If a person is "out to get" someone else it means that he has a grudge against that person and wants to hurt or embarrass her.故意刁难go to bat for someone 为。。打抱不平lose sleep over something 为什么失眠wishy-washy 犹豫的What? Oh no! I ruined them. They're stuck to the bottom of the pot. I blew it!把猪排烤胡了 I will just have to wing it.临时凑成，即兴讲几句 get worked up about sth 就某事生气
You will cop it from your mom when she finds out.挨罚 cop hold of my bag while I go and get the tickets.拿着我的包。Sounds like a cop-out to me!勉强的借口I'm trying to burn all this flab on my stomach!脂肪they grow flab very easily. If I don't exercise, the flab won't go away.
Tick sb off 让某人生气 go cold turkey on sth突然停止干某事a mooch白吃白喝的人that's a real racket价格太高，简直是敲诈to push one's luck。意思是已经做了有点风险的事，还想进一步碰碰运气。 Crackpot 有奇怪想法的人clunker 旧而不好用的东西eye candy 华而不实的东西lighten up 放松点have a blast 玩的愉快 a slacker 懒人 sleep in 睡懒觉To lay off something is to stop using it or to stop doing it, and to lay off someone is to stop bothering him or her
Pleat 使打褶 make a lot of flat narrow fold in a piece of cloth
Easy on the eye///I will drag you down with me.把你拉下水
Venetian blind  百叶窗帘To chuck something is to throw it out
Hamper 洗衣筐the more people we can get on board to help with the relief effort, the better
Veneer 饰面镶板 a veneer of self-confidence 貌似自信When Google or Yahoo makes an improvement in their search engine, they'll often say that a certain type of search has been souped up
Veneer = a thin layer of good quality wood that covers the outside of a piece of furniture which is made of a cheaper material
A marriage of traditional and contemporary schools of design
To put it mildly 委婉地说 windfall 飞来横财catch some zzzs,
Do you think bringing me in will make him suddenly come to you? Make him more agreeable?  让他乖乖束手就擒sitting here with all of these hip college students is making me feel a little square.
Slipcover 家具套Is there a trick to cutting bead board? I'm afraid just ripping it will leave jagged edges and such. maybe scoring it with a utility knife? Thanks
I can't explain how I spaced it. I got busy doing little things at home like laundry and cleaning the kitchen

Baffle wall construction—the finest quality luxury down comforters will be of baffle wall construction. baffling or baffle wall refers to sewn in cloth walls which help keep the down from shifting and prevent cold spots.
Anti-snag     turn the best side outward 尽力使人看 到最好的一面in a jiffy/    keep it hush-hush
circle the wagon
in-vitro fertilization----
tin god 被盲目崇拜的人，bite the bullet
have a tin ear .五音不辨的blabbermouth
upkeep 保养 splinter  lint
run =ladder脱丝One man's trash is another man's treasure."
stick your nose in/into 干涉别人私事bullnose  is a term used in building construction for rounded convex trim
he is caught on the take 受贿，贪赃枉法Can you head off trouble?避免/（在前面）拦截
blatant 公然的，露骨的 take hold 起作用He gave everyone a "heads up."
cough up 3 dollars for sth 勉强出钱买If looks could kill, I'd be dead. Are you mad at me or something? 
a purchase basket help whisk you through the digital checkout line
send-up 嘲弄性的模仿I also have some frozen dinners we could nuke.用微波炉Are you still a basket case?紧张不安的人We'll be getting a sugar fix at the same time,吃喜欢的东西，过瘾
senescent 衰弱的 crank out机械的大量制造that movie was totally dullsville. I can't believe we stayed and watched the whole thing.
give somebody a good send-off
Wouldn't it be more coolsville if we could do something together?
send off for sth 函索某物，invincible 无敌的he looks like he's a bit off his rocker。行为反常
it would be curtains for you if he finds you here.他要是发现你你就完蛋了。Zidane came first in a ranking of France's Top 50 personalities, beating ex-tennis champion Yannick Noah who came in the second place.
a people person is someone who is good around people and likes people. Emily definitely is a people person, and she has what we call "people skills."
act like such a know-it-all
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