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“keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States.He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories.The stories __9__ (sell) well and gradually “keeping up with the Joneses” became an idiom __10_...
in this era of Twitter, we all love making lists, especially as that saves us the immense trouble of having actually to talk about the works we are listing – I strongly suspect that the greater part of that list would be works would be from the nineteenth century. And...
idiom TalkbigInformalTobrag. from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition TalksenseTospeakrationallyandcoherently. from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition verb-transitive Toarticulate(words): Thebabyistalkingsentencesnow. ...
Can you say worth the while? This idiom originated in the 1600s. ... Becauseworthmeans having value or good enough to justify something, the idiom makes sense literally. To be worth my while means that something is important enough to justify the amount of time or work that one must do...
The idiom a trifle meaning “to some small degree” or “slightly” is also used in the stories: “a trifle rusty”; “a trifle before your time”; “a trifle too obvious.” Trifle also can mean “a dessert typically consisting of plain or sponge cake often soaked with wine or spirits...
not worth the trip 冤枉路 These crude artifacts are not worth their prices 粗糙的crude to think sth not worth doing 不屑 to not be worth mentioning (idiom) 卑卑不足道 not worth the money spent 冤枉錢 ·冤枉钱·冤錢·冤钱 to be not worth mentioning 不足为道·不足為道 ...
It was worth all the trouble in 2008, TAG Heuer had just concluded a new partnership with Gulf Oil, a true icon of racing. en.horloger-paris.com 這是值得所有的麻 煩,TAG Heuer豪雅在2008年剛剛結束與海灣石油新的夥伴關係,一個真正的賽車圖標。 zh.horloger-paris.com The support I have rec...
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition Tosaveorrelievefromexperiencingordoing( something):sparedherself thetroubleofgoing. from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition idiom TospareInadditionto what isneeded: Wepaidourbillsand hadmoneyto...
His poetic idiom is stamped with expressions describing group feeling and thought.他的诗中的措辞往往带有描写群体感情和思想的印记。 His poetic novels have gone through three different historical stages.他的诗情小说创作经历了三个不同的历史阶段。 37 trench n./v.(挖)沟,(挖)战壕 参考例句: The so...