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1. 主意
a hot idea 非常好的主意
Maybe it isn't such a hot idea.
这可能不是个好主意。
calling the shots = making the decision 拿主意，做决定
Why do you always get to call the shots? I want to make some decisions too.
为什么总是你拿主意？我也想做做决定。
Don’t ask me when we get off work, I don’t call the shots around here.
不要问我几点下班，在这儿我说了可不算。
come up with想出什么主意计划
Henry is always trying to come up with ways to get rich.
亨利总是想些暴富的主意。
2. 相信
buy相信，买帐
She’s totally buying it (buy=believe)
她完全相信这个。
He said he could help me get a job at his company but I don’t buy it. He doesn’t have that much influence.
他跟我说他能在他的公司帮我找到一份工作，我才不相信他的话呢。他没那么大能量。
She told me she loved me but I don’t buy it. I saw her at dinner with her ex-boyfriend last night.
她跟我讲她爱我，我才不信呢，那天晚上我还看见她和她的前男友在一起吃饭。
3. 猜
a shot in the dark 瞎猜
--How did you know that? 你怎么知道那件事的？
--I didn’t know. It was only a shot in the dark. 我不知道，是我瞎猜的。
4. 刚好
hit the spot 及时雨，刚刚好
That nap really hit the spot , I have so much more energy now.
这个盹儿打得真好，我这儿又有劲了。
5. 争吵
a bone of contention 争论的原因
I think the inequality in splitting the profits is their real bone of contention.
我想，分利不均才是他们争吵的真正原因。
to smoke the pipe of peace 放下争吵，恢复友谊
at issue 争论
6. 麻烦
be in a jam惹麻烦了
Xiao Zhang’s in a jam now. He was copped out again by the police yesterday.
小张这次可惹麻烦了，昨天他又让警察给逮着了。
the devil to pay 今后的麻烦
You can certainly get the money back. But when coming to think of the devil to pay, I advise you to give it up.
你可以把那笔钱要回来，但是考虑到今后的麻烦，我劝你还是不要的好。
to get nailed 陷入大麻烦；要受重罚
They got nailed on that deal when instead they should have made a lot of money.
他们原本在那笔交易中能挣很多钱，但是他们却遇到了大麻烦。
The headmaster caught me smoking and absolutely nailed me.
校长在我抽烟的时候把我擒住了，他要重重地罚我。
a way out of this mess想一个方法摆脱麻烦
The traffic is terrible today! we need to find a way out of this mess.
今天塞车太厉害了，我们得想办法摆脱出去。
I have three exams and an interview tomorrow. I really need a way out of this mess!
我明天有3 次测试一次面试。我真得想法摆脱困境。
to get off the hook解围,摆脱麻烦
My boss asked me to work on Sunday, how can I get off the hook?
老板让我周日加班，我怎么能甩掉这个任务啊？
sticky很麻烦，很棘手
Here is a sticky business!
这事真难办!
in hot water 遇到麻烦
in hot water 有麻烦
He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently.
近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。
hit the fan 出麻烦
a headache 麻烦事
rock the boat 找麻烦
Don't rock the boat! Things are fine just the way they are.
别找麻烦了，事情这样就够好了。
pick on 找麻烦
