What did I tell you about being rude to customers, you stick a smile on your face or I’ll keep you in back stucking shelves where no one has to look at you.
As it turns out:
Have an agenda on:
Home pregnancy test:
Put sth off:
Put things on the agenda:
Bring sth up:
Read sb like a book:
Vouch for sb:
Teeny-tiny:
Spice up sth: inviting
House-warming gift:
Freak out:
Out of line / across the line.
Get over/past:
Snap at someone:
Expo / rehab /vet /fridge:
Dense:
Disturb:
Put sth together:
Biological mother:
Check one’s book:
Snap:
One man’s sludge is another man’s liquid god.
One man’s toxic sludge is another man’s potpourri. Proverb
The noun potpourri refers to a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices usually kept in a bowl or jar and used for its fragrance. Thus, a potpourri can be any collection of seemingly unrelated items.
Parody：
东西南北中、好酒在张弓
East or west, zhanggong is the best.
East or west, home is the best.
Not all cars are created equal.
Equal: 均等、平等、对等
不可同日而语
无与伦比的
Storm out:
Wound a little tight:
Who am I to judge.
People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones /soda cans.
Get sth around somebody:
People respond to two things:
The Carrot and the stick.
Picture and stories,
An attritive voice and sexy body.
Pain and pressure.
Expertise:
Honor sb’s contract/ promise
Justify sth
I can’t justify handling your promotion on the same day that you lost a huge client.
One client doesn’t make a firm.
one swallow doesn’t make a summer.
In the middle of an economic meltdown
Lining up to do sth:
Had
And instead covering your ass, I will put you in front of the bar myself.
Unwritten rules: Senior partner
Reamed:
Fraud:
Ethics board: 伦理道德委员会
PRO BONO：
Laid sth off on you:
Knock sth out the park:
Clarence Thomas:
Bad faith:
Pansy:
Sordid:
Due and payable:
Escrow:
The balls in one’s court: under one’s control
The balls in one’s fist.
Testicle:
Get the ball rolling:
清心寡欲做学问。
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Hidden treasure: Reality/ dream/ humor / sensitivity
