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Bear out 证实Blow it 搞砸了Break ranks 分道扬镳Come by 取得，获得Cut corners 偷工减料Dig in 负隅顽抗Earmark … for 指定专用，拨供…使用Eke out 辛苦经营Ferret out 搜寻出Follow suit 跟进，有样学样Gear up 为…进行准备Hail from 来自于，是…地方的人Hammer home 再三强调到彻底了解Hew to 严格遵守Hold water 站得住脚Hole up 躲起来Iron out 清除，解决Keep mum 保持沉默Kick off 起跑，正式开始Leave off趋缓Lock horns 角力，争斗Pan out 证实为真，证实有效Play hardball 毫不留情，猛攻Pump iron 做重量训练Rack up 得分，达成Ratchet up 逐渐升高Reel off 快速列举Ring true 听来真实可靠Run amuck 失控，抓狂Shell out 付出Shore up 补强，增援Soup up 加强（马力、效能）Speak volumes 胜过千言万语Stand pat 不作任何改变Step up 加强Take after 像Take to 开始常常做Throw up 匆匆建造，拼揍Tip off 走漏消息给…，通风报信Twist arm 施压，强迫Write off 注销，视…为无用Bide one’s time 静待时机Break news ground 有新的开创Bring … to heel 使听命，使就范Come across as 给人的印象是…Come up with 提出，研究出，发现Hit it off 投缘，一拍即合Hit the jackpot 中大奖Knock on wood 敲木头，祈祷好运make ends meet 使收支平衡press the flesh 握手prove one’s mettle 证明有本事put on hold 延期、暂停reinvent the wheel 白费力气做重复工作ride roughshod over 以强硬态度克服run the gauntlet 冒险冲过shed light on 有助于(进一步)了解smell a rat 发觉有诈，觉得可疑square the circle 解决两难之局steal one’s thunder 抢风头，抢先发表tilt at windmills 作势挑战，故作姿态up the ante 提高赌注，加码up the stake 提高赌注burn the midnight oil 开夜车come to a head 达到高潮，爆发危机fly off the handle 发飙，情绪失控gibe short shrift to 草率打发…，敷衍了事go down the tubes 一落千丈play one’s trump card 打出王牌pull out the stops 使出一切手段see eye to eye 看法相同，所见略同set … on its ear 使..大感意外或兴奋step into the breach 驰援，递补防卫throw in the towel 投降turn the tables on 还治其人，反cut a swath through 穿过，扫过(一大片)get the short end of the stick 倒霉gibe the benefit of the doubt 先假设无罪go out of one’s way??刻意have one’s back to the wall 没有退路keep up with the Joneses 不输人put on the back burner 缓议，不急put the cart before the horse 本末倒置alter ego 另一个自我，替身，代表belt tightening 紧缩预算，省吃俭用bench mark 重要的标准，基准点black sheep 黑羊，败类，叛逆者carte blanche 全权授权，完全自由city clicker 滑头的城市人dark horse 黑马endangered species 濒临绝种生物fait accompli 既成的事实fat cat 阔佬femme fatale 危险女人fine print 细节 focus group 抽样团体front runner