每周一贴学习惯用语

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far-fetched：
pulling one's leg
you've got to be kidding
Jane told me she won $500. I thought she was pulling my leg-it seemed far-fetched. So, I said to her:" You've got to be kidding."

all of a sudden
All of a sudden, the building started to shake.

due east
I lives due east of the city.

a dime a dozen
Drought is a dime a dozen in SA.

it's a given
totally
Should you migrate to Australia, it's a given that you will experience homesick.
Yeah, totally.

猜猜看这些习语的意思。答案后天公布。

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far-fetched: unbelievable
pulling one's leg: making a joke by lying to somebody, and pretending the lie is true
all of a sudden: right away without warning
due east: exactly east of someplace
a dime a dozen: very common
it's a given:there is no doubt
totally: definitely

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it dawn on me: I remember; I realize

a while: a long time
Haven't seen you for a while.

cut out: no longer is able to be seen
The television station cut out during the big rain storm.

rundown: information
I just wanted to get a rundown on what happened.

weed through: to look or dig through
I had to weed through a lot of papers when I did my yearly income taxes for the government.

I'll tell you what: that is for sure
I'll tell you what, I really enjoyed reading this book.

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Over the top: very good
On my list of things to do
Be fed up with
What’s new
If it is not one thing, it’s another: more than one bad thing has happened
Out of hand: out of control
Rain on your parade: to make someone have a bad time
Have a blast: enjoy
Get the first butterflies out of one’s stomach: get used to sth for the first time
Have butterflies in one’s stomach: to be nervous
Time of one’s life: a really good time
Be psyched: be excited
To get the hang of: to become better at
Chill out: relax
Low key: relaxing
To let go: to relax
If for no other reason: if nothing else make you do sth
Be tickled pink: be very happy
Time flies
Jet up: to go somewhere, especially north
Make one’s best effort
Time escaped me: I don’t realize how late it had become

Norman.Kong

hi, LZ. may i ask where these learning information come from?

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These are from self-learning materials. Since I received some warm responses, I posted the idoms as I am learning. Hope these would be helpful to some of you.

You may double check the interpretations of the idoms. I am still learning. You are more than welcome to correct the mistakes. Thank you for your interest in these idoms.

Norman.Kong

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Thanks for those of you who support this topic. I will post more idoms as I am learning. Please let me know if you find any inaccurate interpretations.

Since I am not majored in English, I am always having butterflies in my stomach when I using English. I just curious about how you guys, especially the English majors,learn idoms and slangs.

All comments are welcome.