go for 喜欢做.... = like to do ; be willing to do

You can't pawn your old car off on me ,I didn't go for it . 你想把你的破车廉价卖给我，我才不要呢。



on the verge of:马上,处于...的边缘

I'm really angry at you , I 'm on the verge of hitting you . 我真的很生气,我真想揍你.

Don't interrupt me, I'm on the verge of a great discovery .别打扰我好吗,我马上就要有重大发现了.



hold someone back =prevent someone from doing 拖累.... 扯......的后腿

I 'm doing well at work but the fact that I can't speak English is holding me back ,I never get promoted .我在单位工作一直都不错,可是我不会讲英语拉了我的后腿,于是每次提升都没我的份.

Hey , Don't marry him , he only hold you back .



make time 抽出时间

I don't get enough exercise , I need to make time to get to the gym.我锻炼不够,需要抽出时间去健身房.

You work too hard , make some time for your family.你工作太努力了,抽出点时间陪陪家人吧.



be spiked 给....下酒精或麻醉剂

When somebody is " spiked " it means that alcohol or narcotic (麻醉剂)substances have been added to a drink or food .

Somebody spiked your orange juice and take away your paintings . 有人在你的桔子汁里下了麻醉剂,然后把你的画偷走了.

What ? somebody spiked her coke? 你说什么?难道有人在她的可乐里放了麻醉剂吗?



classic somebody 某人惯用的手法

This mess is just classic Adam 这么乱一定是Adam干的.

This writing style is just classic Mr Jin . 这个作品一看就知道是金先生的.



in vogue 摩登,时尚

Long skirts are in vogue nowadays . 现在长裙很流行.

Korean dramas are in vogue . 韩剧现在很流行.



come up with 找到 / 解决 / 想到 means " to find , solve , or think of "

Well, I've been working on the problem for hours and haven't come up with a solution.

Hey, It's great idea, but I didn't come up with it by myself .



pull yourself together 镇静,重新振作

Stop screaming , pull yourself together , the car didn't hit me .

I know your dog died , and you are sad, but that was three years ago, pull yourself together , ok? pull yourself together and go to work.



give sb a heart-attack 吃惊,害怕

Well, he was ok , but I though he was dead, he nearly gave me a heart-attack!

My girlfriend loves sky-diving every time , I see her do it , It gives me a heart-attack.



give it everything you've got 竭尽全力

If you give it everything you've got , the team will win the game.



shut sb down, shut down 打败

Jane is a very good chess player , so she shut me down easily.



That's the spirit 好样的

In the past , you never studied , now you study all the time , that's the spirit.

Hey, now you are working really hard, that's the spirit


bigger picture 全局考虑

Well , it may seem that Bill make a big mistake by quitting the job, but if you look at the bigger picture ,you will see that guy made a good decision.

You might think, I spent too much money, but if you look at the bigger picture ,you will see that I made a good investment .



We'll call it square.我们扯平了.

Hey,you took me out for dinner last night,and today I'll take you out.We'll call it a square.