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005 All ears
(2009-10-06 09:47:13)
Allears
(PW)eagertolistenIwasexcitedtohearabouthervacation.Whenshetoldmeaboutit,Iwasallears.(MW)eagerlylisteningallears…andalerttohearwhatmightbesaid—MarkTwain>(UsingEnglish.com)Ifsomeonesaysthey'reallears,theyareveryinterestedinhearingaboutsomething.[阅读全文]
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004 All along
(2009-10-01 15:13:01)
Allalong(PW)allthetimeShewasacceptedintotheuniversity,butsheknewallalongthatshe’dgetin.(MW)allthetimeallalong>(UsingEnglish.com)Ifyouhaveknownorsuspectedsomethingallalong,thenyouhavefeltthisfromthebeginning.(die.net)adv:allthetimeoroveraperiodoftime;"Shehadknownallalong";"thehopehadbeenthereallalong"[syn:rightalong][阅读全文]
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003 Air one\'s dirty laundry in public
(2009-09-30 14:11:21)
Airone'sdirtylaundryinpublic(PW)discusspersonalproblemsopenlyHeisaveryprivateperson.Ifhehasaprobleminhisfamilyhedoesn’twanttoairhisdirtylaundryinpublic.(MW)(UsingEnglish.com)Ifyouairyourdirtylaundryinpublic,yourevealaspectsofyourprivatelifethatshouldreallyremainprivate,bytellingasecret,arguinginpublic,etc.(thePhraseFinder)"Airyourdirtylaundry(orlinen)..."meanstotellscandalousorunflatter...[阅读全文]
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002 Across the board
(2009-09-29 10:01:46)

Acrosstheboard(PW)includingeveryoneoreverythingThecompanyhadasuccessfulyear.Allsalarieswereincreasedby10%acrosstheboard.(MW)1:placedtowinifacompetitorwins,places,orshows2:embracingoraffectingallclassesorcategories:blanket(UsingEnglish.com)Ifsomethingappliestoeverybody,itappliesacrosstheboard.(thePhraseFinder)MeaningEmbracingallclassesorcategorieswithoutexception.OriginThewords'across'and'board'are...[阅读全文]
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开篇记
(2009-09-28 12:23:39)
为了督促自己按时研习英文，先从习惯用语开始，每天积累一到两条。汇集从各个不同来源的解释，例句，辞源和用法。也好日后翻阅。[阅读全文]
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001 Above board
(2009-09-28 12:10:49)
Aboveboard
(PW)legitimate,legal
Sheknowsitshouldn'tbekeptasecret.Shewantstokeepeverythingaboveboard.(MW)inastraightforwardmanner:openlyEtymology:fromthedifficultyofcheatingatcardswhenthehandsareabovethetable
(UseEnglish.com)Ifthingsaredoneaboveboard,theyarecarriedoutinalegalandpropermanner.
(thePhraseFinder)Openly-withoutanytrickeryItissometimessuggestedthattheboardinquestionisthed...[阅读全文]
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