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· stand up to someone与某人大胆对抗
The soldier stood up to the officer and was place in confinement.

· thank one’s lucky stars感到万幸
I should thank your lucky stars that you missed...

· stand up to someone与某人大胆对抗
The soldier stood up to the officer and was place in confinement.

· thank one’s lucky stars感到万幸
I should thank your lucky stars that you missed the plane which crashed into the sea.

· get off to a flying start来了开门红
Our kindergarten got off to a flying start by having 100 children to sign up in the first month.

· go steady with someone 与异性稳步发展关系
Mary and Tim got married after going steady with each other for two years.

· watch one’s step当心
You’re better watch your step when you go out with John. He is a trouble-maker.

· a stick-in the-mud老古董
He is a stick=in-the-mud and will never invest his money in stock.

· be a stickler吹毛皮的人
I don’t like to go to her home. She is a stickler for neatness.

· turn someone’s stomach令人作呕
Her sweet voice turned my stomach.

· fall between two stools鸡飞蛋打
Tying to straddle two boats, he took up two jobs with two salaries. At last, unable to do either well.

· weather the storm度过难关
The wooden house weathered the storm.

· harp on the same old string老调重弹
He really gets on my nerves. He always harps on the same old string by promising us a paid holiday., but he never keeps it.

· have someone dancing on a string任意摆布某人
Betty is a housewife and no income. Her husband has her dancing on a string.

· pull strings for someone为某人走后门，幕后操作
In the material world, money pulls the strings.

· be stuck on someone迷恋上某人
Tom was stuck on the girl at the first meeting although it was a blind date.

· to sweet-talk someone into (out of ) doing...甜言蜜语地让某人做（不做）……
The accountant sweet-talked the boss out of checking her account.

· be in full swing达到高潮，全面展开
China has opened its door to the outside world for twenty years. Reforms in every walks of life are in full swing.

· be asleep at the switch玩忽职守
The goal-keeper was asleep at the switch and let the rival team goal at the last minute.

· suit...to a T对……再适合不过了
This new job suits me to a T.

· turn the tables扭转局势
Don’t worry, your husband knows how to turn the tables and crack down on those guys.

· drink someone under the table把某人灌醉
He has a hollow leg. He can drink all of us here under the table.

· keep tabs on something/someone掌握情况,密切关注

He has subscribed ten newspapers in order to keep tabs on the new developments in market management.

· keep someone down a notch挫某人的傲气

The monitor likes to order us around. He needs to be kept down a notch.