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烫手的山芋,棘手的问题
He didn’t like the task, so he dropped it like a hot potato.
他不喜欢这个任务,所以他想丢掉烫手的山芋一样丢掉了它。
Spill the beans
泄露秘密
No matter how many times mum will ask you about the broken glass, don’t spill the beans.
不管妈妈问你多少次关于打破玻璃杯的事,都不要泄露秘密。
As cool as a cucumber
冷静沉着
He was really nervous but he acted as cool as a cucumber.
他十分紧张,但是表现得沉着冷静。
Salad days
青葱岁月
My salad days, when I was green in judgment, cold in blood.” (William Shakespeare)
在我年纪轻轻的日子里,我阅历尚浅,血气方刚。(威廉•莎士比亚)
Grandpa said, “During my salad days, I did a lot of mistakes”.
爷爷说:“我在年轻时做过很多错事。”
To be full of beans
精力旺盛
The children were too full of beans to sit still.
小孩子一般都精力旺盛,很难稳稳地坐着。