Useful Phrases 英语有用的短语

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Togetyourducksinarow

meanstoorganiseyourthingswell.It'sAmericanEnglish.Example:Thecompany'sownerhasgivenhismanagersafewdaystogettheirducksinarow.Iftheydon'timprovetheirperformancehe'llfirethem.ChipsareoftenpairedwithcodtomakethetraditionalBritishmeal'fishandchips'.n.鳕鱼Today'sPhraseCheapaschipsWhenyousaysomethingis

ascheapaschips

youmeanit'sverycheap.Example:Peoplekeepaskingmymotherwhichdesignercreatedherbeautifulpartydress.Infactsheboughtitatastreetmarket.Itwasascheapaschips.StandtallSnowyowls'featherscanvaryfrompurewhitetobrown.雪鸮[xiāo]Today'sPhraseStandtall

Whenyousaysomeone

standstall

youmeantheyareconfidentandproudofthemselves.Examples:Ourathletesstandtallafterwinningmanygoldmedalsatthisyear'sOlympics.Toflythenest

Today'sPhrase

Toflythenest

Toflythenest

meanstoleaveyourparents'homeforthefirsttimeandlivesomewhereelse.Examples:WhenDavidstarteduniversityhehadtoflythenestandlivealone.Whatcanyoucallsomeonewhoisveryexperienced?Today'sPhraseWiseoldowlWhenyousaysomeoneisa

wiseoldowl,youmeantheyareveryexperiencedinlife.Example:MyEnglishteacherwasawiseoldowl.HetoldmethatIshouldn'tgiveuponthingswhentheydon'tworkthefirsttime.Onthenose

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Today'sPhraseIfsomethingis'onthenose',itisexactlyright.Thephraseisoftenusedwhentalkingaboutnumbersormoney,asshownintheexamples.ExamplesA:HowmuchdoyouthinkmynewTVcost?

B:£300?

A:Yes,onthenose!Itcost£300.

A:Yourmothermustbeabout60yearsold?

B:Yougotitonthenose.She's60.ButIdon'tthinkshelooksthatold.Child'splay

Achild'scrayondrawingfromaLondonprimaryschool.Child'splayYouusetheexpression

child'splay

whenyoumeanthatsomethingisveryeasytodo.Examples:Ifinishedthetestveryquickly.