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1、FinalExamReviewIDIOMSEnglishMajors“thecoastisclear”thereisnovisibledangerExample:Bob:Hastheteacherturnedherbacksowecansneakpasther?Jane:Yes,thecoastisclear.Gonow!“paintthetownred”togooutintheeveningandhaveagoodtimeExample:Emily:IamsogladitisFriday!Andrew:Metoo!Let’spain
2、tthetownred!“tickledpink”Example1:TonywastickledpinkwhenhereceivedaValentinefromhissecretadmirer.Example2:Theteacherwastickledpinkbecauseallthestudentscompletedthehomeworkassignment.extremelyhappy“tietheknot”Example1:Afterdatingforfiveyears,DanandJennyfinallytiedtheknot
3、lastyear.Example2:So,whenareyoutwogoingtotietheknot?togetmarried“thegoodolddays”usedwhenreferringtofondmemoriesfromthepastExample1:Peter:Doyourememberwhenweusedtogofishinginthesea?Paul:Ahhyes,theywerethegoodolddays.Example2:Backinthegoodolddaysyoucouldbuyabowlofriceforj
4、ustyimao.“theinthing”usedwhenreferringtothecurrentfashionorfadExample2:Everyoneisplayingjianzi.Rightnowit’stheinthing.Example1:AbouttwentyyearsagoIhadarubik’scube.Backthenitwastheinthing.“whenpigsfly”nochanceatallofsomethinghappeningExample1:Edward:DoyouthinkEstellawi
5、llgooutwithme?William:Yeah,whenpigsfly!Example2:Christina:OnedayI’mgoingtobethePresidentofNeusoft.Kevin:Really?Whenpigsfly!“never/notinmywildestdreams”somethinghashappenedthatyouneverwouldhavebelievedwouldhappenExample1:NotinmywildestdreamscouldIhaveimaginedthatChinawou
6、ldwintheworldcup!Example2:Reporter:Didyoueverthinkyouwouldbecomeafamousmoviestar?Nancy:No,neverinmywildestdreams.“dressedtokill”/“dressedtothenines”Example#1:Thestudentsbeinginterviewedwereyoung,energetic,anddressedtokill.Example#2:DidyouseeSaraatthepartylastnight?She
7、wasdressedtothenines!Iwonderifshehasaboyfriend…wearingclothesthatareintendedtomakepeoplenoticeyou,finelyattired“outofthewoods”Example#1:Jessica’srecentcancerscreeningwasnegative,sothedoctorthinksshemaybeoutofthewoods.Example#2:Johnhastriedhardtostophisbusinessfromfaili
8、ng,buthe'snotoutofthewoodsyet.toemergesafelyfromadangeroussituation“bloodisthickerthanwater”Example1:BenandDa
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