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114 Cards in this Set
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cannot surpass
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说不过
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take a matter to heart
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想得开
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cleverness in trivial matter
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小聪明
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get along with sbody
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谈得来
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very sensitive
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脸皮薄
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person who already experienced sthing
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过来人
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outwardly attractive person who lacks ability and intelligence
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绣花枕头(embroidered pillow)
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snivel
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哭鼻子
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passable
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说的过去
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no sign of anything happening
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八字还没一撇（pie3)
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warmhearted person
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热心肠
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no longer joking and wanting to talk about sthing NB
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说正经的
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rare, one in million
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打着灯笼也难找
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very good
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没的挑
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have words with sone
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根谁红锅脸
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show anger or dislike
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给你脸色看看
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average
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不起眼儿
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have sense of propriety
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有分寸
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in a word
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总之一句话
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great fellow
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好样的
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dont miss opportunity
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过了这村就没这店儿
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pauper
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穷光蛋
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sound just like sbody
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你说话跟我妈一个腔(qiang1)调
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let opportunity slip away
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别让煮熟的鸭子飞了
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ransack one's place for sthing
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翻了个底儿朝天
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come to nothing(plan)
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泡汤了
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lose one's job
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饭碗也就砸了
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doze off
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打瞌(ke1)睡
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you will run into trouble
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if u fuck around 有你好看的
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have nothing to do with sthing
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八竿子(gan1zi-bamboo pole)打不着
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punish or settle scores after sthing bad has happened
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找你算账
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be on pins and needles
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急得热锅上的蚂蚁似的
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embarrassed
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让我下不来台
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help them down from the stage (end their embarrassment)
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给他台阶儿
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if you cross angry person, u will suffer consequences
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装在枪口上
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justify oneself(to boss)
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向经理交代
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completely forget
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往到脑后头了
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understand sone's temper/character
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早就摸透了（mo1tou4)他的脾气
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be very busy
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忙得四脚朝天的
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indulge in empty talk
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放空炮
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be practical and realistic
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一是一二是二
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look for flaw when there is none
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鸡蛋里条骨头
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stubborn
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他有点一根筋
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nag without end
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跟我没完 eg 。。别拐我跟你没完
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lose face
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让我的脸没底儿搁
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risk one's life
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玩儿命
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severe in speech, soft in heart
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刀子嘴豆腐心
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after all
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大小
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with every detail described (even tho not personally witnessed)
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有鼻子有眼的
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poke nose in other's biz
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别管人家的闲事
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be in a muddle
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我的家现在乱了套了（没有规律）
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not very good
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差点儿劲儿
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feel unsure of or uncertain about sthing
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心里没底儿
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have brains
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有头脑
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know fairly well
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心里有数
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fixed, that's final
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板上钉钉的事
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thank ones lucky stars
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谢天谢地
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poor foundation
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底子薄
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cannot catch up
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跟不上
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joking
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说的玩
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put all one's money towards sthing
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砸锅卖铁
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be ready to risk everthing/throw caution to the wind
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豁出去（huo1)
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exclaiming in admiration
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真有你的（你真够意思）
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follow the beaten path
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走老路
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sone is not easy to deal with
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他不是个省油的灯
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be impolite to elders
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他跟我没大没小的
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up to par
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像样儿
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have foresight
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有眼光
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vouch for someone
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谁敢打保票
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improvise
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走一步算一步
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be blamed
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落埋怨
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relax a bit
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松了一口气
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do sthing as soon as one mentions it
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说去就去
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run around in circles
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忙得团团转
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so sthing day and night
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连轴(zhou2-axel)转
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take things easy
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有着点儿
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common occurence, usual practice
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家常便饭
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burn midnight oil
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开夜车
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do sthing easy like playing game
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玩儿似的
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tired even after a rest
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歇不过劲儿来
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undergo hardships to raise a child
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老人一把屎一把尿地养我
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unjustifiable
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说不过去
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be denied entrance to sone's home
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吃闭门羹(bimengang1)
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sthing to one's liking
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对我的胃口
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act as an assistant
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给我打下手
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be single parent
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我是有当爹有当妈
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don't mention that
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还说呢
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like or fall in love with sbody
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对你有意思
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back out
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打退堂鼓(tang2gu3)
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untenable(reason)
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这个理由站不住脚
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switch to a job one was not trained for
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半路出家
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ask to be snubbed
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找没趣
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stay single
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打一辈子关棍儿(guan1gun4)
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out of date, old
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老掉牙
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completely
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一股脑儿
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not right
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看着他不对劲儿（不协调）
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take detour, roundabout route
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走冤枉路
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of the same mould
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跟他是一路货吧
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of the same mind(der)
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坐一条板凳(wooden bench)（穿一条裤子）（他们俩是一派的）
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cannot be saved
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没救了
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what u got up ur sleeve
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你葫芦(hu2lu2-calabash)里卖的什么药
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see wrong, misjudge
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看走眼
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be snubbed
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碰了一鼻子灰
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be unpopular
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吃不开
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like or embrace current way of doing things
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吃那一条
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go hungry, cannot afford to buy food
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揭不开锅
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delicious food, mainly meat
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大鱼大肉
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spendthrift
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败家子
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object to, oppose
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他不敢说半个不字
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kill chicken to frighten monkey
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杀鸡给猴儿看
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u just wait and see
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走着瞧(qiao2)
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awful mess
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烂摊子(lan4tan1zi)
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cannot see how affair is unraveling
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看不出什么眉目（progress,facial features)来
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have good prospects
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有盼头儿
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