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现代英语口语表示法500例
One’s brain child某人的主意，某人想出来的
等同于one’s original idea
one’s brain children（复数）
The new ways of teaching which have been proved very effective are brain children of all teaching staff of our department.
• Have a chip on one’s shoulder叫阵，叫板
He is not popular among his peers. He always seems ti have a chip on his shoulder.
此外该语还有“不满”，“对抗”的意思
Mary has got a chip on her shoulder about not having obtained the scholarship.
Clam up守口如瓶，拒不开口，沉默不语
I don’t understand why my students are quite talkative during the break but all clam up in class.

• Take someone to the cleaners使人囊中如洗，一贫如洗
Don’t ask me to play in a crap game. I don’t want to be the cleaners.
• A cliff-hanger扣人心玄的事情
Peter was nearly involved in a car accident. He called it a narrow escape. But it was really a cliff-hanger.
• Fight the clock争分夺秒，与时间赛跑
等同于work against the clock
If you don’t fight the clock to enrich yourself, you will surely be lagged behind soon.
• A clotheshorse讲究穿戴的人
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