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1、A1IfsomethingisA1,itistheverybestorfinest.AceupyoursleeveIfyouhaveanaceupyoursleeve,youhavesomethingthatwillgiveyouanadvantagethatotherpeopledon'tknowabout.Achilles'heelAperson'sweakspotistheirAchilles'heel.AprettypennyIfsomethingcostsaprettypenny,itisveryexpensive.AlikeastwopeasIfpeo
2、pleorthingsareasalikeastwopeas,theyareidentical.AntsinyourpantsIfsomeonehasantsintheirpants,theyareagitatedorexcitedaboutsomething.AscoolasacucumberIfsomeoneisascoolasacucumber,theydon'tgetworriedbyanything.BadAppleApersonwhoisbadandmakesotherbadisabadapple.Baker'sdozenABaker'sdozenis
3、13ratherthan12.BarreloflaughsIfsomeone'sabarreloflaughs,theyarealwaysjokingandyoufindthemfunny.BeallearsIfyouareallears,youareveryeagertohearwhatsomeonehastosay.BeatyourbrainsoutIfyoubeatyourbrainsout,youthinkhardaboutsomethingbutcannotsolve,understandorrememberit.Bee'sKneesIfsomethin
4、gisthebee'sknees,it'soutstandingorthebestinitsclass.BellyupIfthingsgobellyup,theygobadlywrong.BigcheeseThebigcheeseistheboss.Bird-brainSomeonewhohasabird-brain,orisbird-brained,isstupid.BusyasabeaverIfyou'reasbusyasabeaver,you'reverybusyindeed.Buttersomeoneup–To“buttersomeoneup”meanst
5、oflatterthem,orpraisetheminordertogetsomethingfromthem.CaughtwithyourhandinthecookiejarIfsomeoneiscaughtwithhisorherhandinthecookiejar,heorsheiscaughtdoingsomethingwrong.Chillout–To“chillout”meanstorelax.Youcanalsotellsomeoneto“chillout”whichmeansthattheyshould“calmdown.”CleanbreakIfy
6、oumakeacleanbreak,youbreakawaycompletelyfromsomething.Cleanupyouract–ApersonneedstostartbehavingcorrectlyCloseshaveIfyouhaveacloseshave,youverynearlyhaveaseriousaccidentorgetintotrouble.ColdfeetIfyougetcoldfeetaboutsomething,youlosethecouragetodoit.Costanarmandaleg–Ifsomethingcostsan“
7、armandaleg,”thenitmeansthattheitemisveryexpensive.DeeppocketsIfsomeonehasdeeppockets,theyarewealthy.To“dog”someone–To“dog”apersonmeanstoberatethemandharassthemunmercifully.DirtydogAdirtydogisanuntrustworthyperson.DoormatApersonwhodoesn'tstandupforthemselvesandgetstreatedbadlyisadoorma
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