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打交道 Make contact with. 【发音】dǎ jiāo dào 【释义】交往联系；接触。 Come into (or make) contact with; have dealings with. 【例1】我不愿意跟自命不凡的人打交道。 I am reluctant to have dealings with conceited people. 【例2】要学会跟各种各样的人打交道。 One must learn to mix with all sorts of people.  放冷箭 Stab in the back. 【发音】fàng lěng jiàn 【释义】（惯）喻指暗中加害于人的行为或手段。又称“射冷箭”。 Used as a metaphor to refer to playing tricks behind sb.s back, or secretly getting sb. into trouble. 【例1】他就会背后放冷箭，真让人火大。 He often stabs people in the back, which enrages me. 【例2】卑怯而狡猾的懦夫则往往想要暗中施放的冷箭。 Base and crafty cowards, are like the arrow that shoots in the dark.  出风头 Seek (or be in) the limelight. 【发音】chū fēng tóu 【释义】出头露面表现自己，以引起众人的注目；也指显露锋芒，展示才华。 This phrase describes someone likes showing off himself so as to catch others’ attention. It also means that one is bravery to show his or her talents before the public. 【例1】她就喜欢抢镜头，出风头。 She loves to steal the show and be the centre of attention. 【例2】他们从来不出风头。 They never push themselves forward.  吃苦头 Suffer a great deal. 【发音】chī kǔ tóu 【释义】尝到了苦味儿。比喻遭痛苦，受磨难。 To taste bitterness; figuratively: to go through hard times. 【例1】你现在不下功夫，日后会吃苦头的。 If you dont work hard now, youll suffer for it later. 【例2】他脸上看上去很苍白，似乎吃了不少苦头。 He looked very pale and seemed to have suffered a great deal.  长痛不如短痛 It is better to suffer short-term pain so that one will not have to suffer long-term pain. 【发音】cháng tòng bù rú duǎn tòng 【释义】长期痛苦还不如短期痛苦。指果断处事。 Suffering the acute pain for a short time is better than a mild pain for a long time. This phrase suggests handling affairs in a decisive manner. 【例1】常痛的指头不如割掉；长痛不如短痛。 Better a finger off as aye wagging. 【例2】长痛不如短痛， 还是早点动手术吧。 To avoid long sufferings, you’d better have the operation as soon as possible.  吃香 Be very popular. 【发音】chī xiāng 【释义】指受重视；到处受人欢迎。 Be welcome by a great amount o