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to arrive in dribs and drabs We're receiving food, but it is only arriving in dribs and drabs 开始学习
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to arrive in small numbers and quantities and at irregular intervals
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If we leave bright and early tomorrow morning, we should get there by midday. 开始学习
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(to wake up/get up/leave) very early in the morning (has a positive connotation)
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By and large, most people would prefer to have a badly paid job that they liked rather than a well paid job that they disliked. 开始学习
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generally, in most situations By and large, people have welcomed the changes.
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to b few and far between: not to be very common/to be very difficult to find 开始学习
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Good jobs are few and far between in days of high unemployment.
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to grin and bear It: to accept an unpleasant situation without complaining (probably because there is no choice) 开始学习
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A shorter lunch break is new company policy, so we'll just have to grin and bear it.
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Ins and out: the details of a complicated situation/problem/ system/proposal 开始学习
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We have yet to discuss all the ins and outs of his proposal.
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to make a song and dance about: to compla in too much about sth, in a way that seems unnecessary 开始学习
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I was only 10 minutes late. Why are you making such a song and dance about it?
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odds and nds: small unimportant objects 开始学习
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Everything had been packed away in boxes except for a few odds and ends.
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once and for all: definitely and finally so that you end all doubt and uncertainty 开始学习
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He set out to prove once and for all at Deakin's alibi was nothing but a tiesue of lies.
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one's own flesh and blood We're talking about my family here, my own flesh and blood. Of course I trust them. 开始学习
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an out-and-out II: a complete lie (used in reply to sb who has accused you of sth) 开始学习
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That is an out-and-out lie; you've made it all up!
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tob Part and parcel of: a basic and fundamental part of (lite/a job/a problem) 开始学习
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Having your private life splashed across the front pages of newspapersand glossymagazines is part and parcel of being a celebrity.
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peace and qui: calm and tranquillity 开始学习
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We took a couple of days off and went to the country for a bit of peace and quiet
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prld and loY: sth/sb that a person is very proud of and which/who is very important to them 开始学习
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His car/daughter/garden is his pride and joy
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prim and proper: very conservative and easily offended (used to describe people) 开始学习
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She's far too prim and proper to have written anything as scandalous as that
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pushing and shoving: push ing (used with reference to crowded places) 开始学习
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After a lot of pushing and shoving, I finally made it to the counter where everything had been reduced by 50%.
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safe and sound: safe and unharmed (used when sb has not been harmed despite being in a potentially dangerous situation 开始学习
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The two children, who had been missing for three days, were found safe and sound hiding in an abandoned mine shaft
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spick and span: very clean 开始学习
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When I get back, I want this place looking spick and span.
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touch and go: doubtful (used with reference to important or lifethreatening situations) 开始学习
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It was touch and go whether they would allow us to leave the country.
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up-and-comlng: sb who shows a lot of promise and will probably be very successful in the future 开始学习
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up-and-coming artist/tennis player /pianist/writer The government has introduced a scheme Whereby up-and-coming young athletes will receive financial support.
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to have up and downs: to have good times and bad times 开始学习
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What family doesn 't have its ups and downs?
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wear and tear: damage caused to furniture/clothes/equipment, by daily use 开始学习
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Even allowing for wear and tear, these chair covers should last for at least fifteen years.
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well and trUly: completely (often used with lost and beaten) 开始学习
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After walking for three hours, we realised that we were well and truly lost. As we had been well and truly beaten the Saturday before, the manager decided to make wholesale changes to the team
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to win fair and square: to win fairly (often used when you have been accused of cheating) 开始学习
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What do you mean I cheated? I won fair and square, and you know it.
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