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周五收到从退休公积金部门寄来的年度报表,以往我都是大概看看就完了,但是这次却是心血来潮地想知道自己根据要求还需要工作多久才能退休。经过一阵子研究和计算,发现自己居然只需要再工作十几年就满足退休的要求了 […]
Throw (or knock) someone for a loop: to confuse or shock someone, which usually makes the person ver […]
Get up on the wrong side of bed (or get out of the wrong side of bed, or wake up on the wrong side o […]
Out of gas: 1). Without gasoline (in a car, truck, etc) 2). Tired; exhausted; worn out 这个短语的字面意思是车没有 […]
Ride the short bus: (this is an offensive and insulting idiom) to be mentally or physically challeng […]
Fly off the handle: lose one’s temper; get very angry 这个常用口语的意思是发脾气,发怒。可能的典故是当你狠狠地甩斧头的时候,斧头的把手 […]
Blow something or someone out of the water: to destroy or defeat something or someone completely. 这个 […]