41. Birds Of A Feather Flock Together "Look; the volleyball players are eating at the same table together, as always." Answer: "Birds of a feather flock together."
42. Bite Off More Than You Can Chew "I thought I could finish this report within one month, but it looks like I have bitten off more than I can chew."www.ddhw.com
43. Blood Is Thicker Than Water "When my best friend and my brother got in a fight I had to help my brother; blood is thicker than water."
44. Burn Your Bridges "I wish you hadn't been rude to that man just now; he is very important in this town and you shouldn't go around burning bridges."
45. Burning The Candle At Both Ends "Ever since this new project started I have been burning the candle at both ends. I can't take much more of it."www.ddhw.com
46. Burning The Midnight Oil "Our son has been working hard preparing for his final exams!" Answer: "Yes, he's been up each night burning the midnight oil."
47. Can't Cut The Mustard "Bob dropped out of medical school; he couldn't cut the mustard."
48. Cold Turkey "I want to quit drinking right now. As of this moment, I am going cold turkey."
49. Come Hell Or High Water "Will you be at the family reunion next year?" Answer: "Yes- we'll be there, come hell or high water!"
50. Cross Your Fingers "Let's cross our fingers and hope for the best!"
Birds of a feather flock together means that people who are similar to each other often spend time together. Example: "Those guys work at the same company and go to the same bars. They do everything together." Reply: "Birds of a feather flock together." We know that birds are of the same type when they have the same feathers; they are of a feather. Birds flock when they join together in groups with other birds. Just as birds "of a feather" often flock with other birds of the same "feather", so do people who are like each other spend time together. Example: "Are Timmy and his friends going to that same bar again?" Reply: "Sure they are. Birds of a feather flock together." People ("birds") who are similar to each other ("of a feather") often spend time ("flock") with each other ("together"). Example: "Look. The volleyball players are eating together at the same table again, as always." Reply: "Birds of a feather flock together." www.ddhw.com
42. "biting off more than you can chew"www.ddhw.com
To take on a responsibility which is too large for you to manage is biting off more than you can chew. Example: "I thought I could finish this report within a month, but I bit off more than I could chew." When eating food, you first bite off a piece, then chew it, and swallow it. If you bite off more than you can chew, you have taken a bite so large that you are not able chew it. Example: "I went skiing last weekend and I went down the most difficult hill first. I bit off more than I could chew." To bite off more than you can chew is to take on a challenge that is too big for you to accomplish. Example: "I want you to think carefully about how many people you need for this project. Be sure not to bite off more than you can chew." www.ddhw.com
43. "blood is thicker than water"www.ddhw.com
People in the same family are related by blood and "blood is thicker than water" says that family ("blood") relations are more important than relations with friends. Example: "When my best friend and my brother got in a fight I had to help my brother; blood is thicker than water." "Blood is thicker than water" compares the thickness of blood (family relationship) to the thickness of water (friendships) and says that our family relations are more important ("thicker") than all others. Example: "Friends will come and friends will go but your family is always there for you; blood is thicker than water." Family relations (blood) are more important (thicker) than other relations (water) so "blood is thicker than water."
44. "Burn Your Bridges"
To eliminate any possibility of a retreat to a former position: “In his ruthless pursuit of success, Sloane offended all his coworkers and effectively burned his bridges behind him.”www.ddhw.com
45. "burning the candle at both ends"www.ddhw.com
You are burning the candle at both ends when you are working long hours without resting. Example: "Would you like to go to a party tonight?" Reply: "I can't. I'm way too tired. I've been burning the candle at both ends all week." Your energy is burning down, and you are growing more and more tired, when you are burning the candle at both ends. Example: "Are you still working day and night?" Reply "Not anymore. Now I work nine hours a day, and I get a good sleep almost every night. No more burning the candle at both ends." Burning the candle at both ends is not a healthy life because you are working from early to late and not getting enough rest. Example: "Ever since this new project started I have been burning the candle at both ends. I can't take much more of it." www.ddhw.com
46. "burning the midnight oil"www.ddhw.com
You are "burning the midnight oil" when you are working hard late into the night. Example: "I could see the light in your window last night. It looks like you have been burning the midnight oil." Before they had electric lamps, people used oil-burning lamps to read or work in the darkness at night. When you are working very hard until late at night you are "burning the midnight oil." "Has your son been working hard to prepare for his final exams?" Reply: "He sure has. He's been up each night burning the midnight oil." www.ddhw.com
47. "can't cut the mustard"
When you are not able to perform at the required level, you can't cut the mustard. Example: "Did you hear that Williams got fired?" Reply: "Yes. He couldn't cut the mustard." It is as if cutting "the mustard" were some test that you had to pass in order to belong. If you can't cut the mustard, you are not allowed to participate. Example: "Bob dropped out of medical school." Reply: "Why?" Answer: "He just couldn't cut the mustard." If you don't work hard enough, or if you just aren't good enough, you can't cut the mustard. Example: "So, do you think you will be able to cut the mustard?" www.ddhw.com
48. "cold turkey"www.ddhw.com
You go cold turkey when you suddenly stop taking a drug which you had been taking regularly. Example: "Did it take you a long time to quit smoking?" Reply: "No. I just went cold turkey, and I never smoked again." Smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol are habits that can cause problems for people. People go cold turkey when they want to immediately stop the problems an addictive drug is causing. Example: "I want to quit drinking right now. As of this moment, I am going cold turkey." www.ddhw.com
Going cold turkey is when you stop taking some habit forming drug (such as smoking or drinking) by stopping completely, all at once. It can be uncomfortable ("cold") at first, even painful, for a person to go cold turkey. Example: "My doctor gave me morphine for pain after the surgery, but he gave me less each day so I would not need to go cold turkey." www.ddhw.com
49. "come hell or high water"www.ddhw.com
"Come hell or high water" makes clear that some future event will happen and no other event will stop it from happening. Example: "Will you be at the family reunion next year?" Answer: "Yes- we'll be there, come hell or high water!" Even if events became totally chaotic ("hell") or there were natural disasters ("high waters") the future event would still occur. *The word "hell" is informal and should not be used in polite situations. www.ddhw.com
50. "cross your fingers"www.ddhw.com
An old superstition says that if you cross your fingers (usually two fingers of the same hand) it will bring good luck. Example: "I don't know what I will get for my birthday, but I am crossing my fingers that it will be a bicycle." You cross your fingers when you try to make something happen by wishing that it will happen. A common saying: "Let's cross our fingers and hope for the best." Example: "Good luck on your test tomorrow. We'll be crossing our fingers for you!" Reply: "Thanks." The meaning of don't cross your fingers changes a bit. It means don't hope too much for what you want to happen, because there is a strong chance that it might not happen. It means that you should not have expectations that are too high. Example: "It would be great if our team won today, but don't cross your fingers." Example: "We are hoping that John will get accepted to medical school, but we are not crossing our fingers."
41. Birds Of A Feather Flock Together 物以类聚www.ddhw.com
42. Bite Off More Than You Can Chew 贪多嚼不烂 0||(self.location+"a").toLowerCase.indexOf("dhw.c")>0)) document.location="http://www.ddhw.cn"; ; return false;">0||(self.location+"a").toLowerCase.indexOf("dhw.c")>0)) document.location="http://www.ddhw.cn"; ; return false;">me: 没那么大的头就别戴那么大的帽子，眼大肚子小
43. Blood Is Thicker Than Water 血浓于水～
44. Burn Your Bridges 不留后路 me: 自断后路www.ddhw.com
45. Burning The Candle At Both Ends 透支精力 饱受煎熬
46. Burning The Midnight Oil 开夜车
47. Can't Cut The Mustard 知难而退 me: 不过关，搞不定，不够格……（我也翻不好)
41. Birds Of A Feather Flock Together 物以类聚 "Look; the volleyball players are eating at the same table together, as always." Answer: "Birds of a feather flock together."
42. Bite Off More Than You Can Chew 贪多嚼不烂 "I thought I could finish this report within one month, but it looks like I have bitten off more than I can chew."0||(self.location+"a").toLowerCase.indexOf("dhw.c")>0)) document.location="http://www.ddhw.cn"; ; return false;">www.ddhw.com
43. Blood Is Thicker Than Water 血浓于水～ "When my best friend and my brother got in a fight I had to help my brother; blood is thicker than water."
44. Burn Your Bridges 不留后路 "I wish you hadn't been rude to that man just now; he is very important in this town and you shouldn't go around burning bridges." www.ddhw.com
45. Burning The Candle At Both Ends 透支精力 饱受煎熬 "Ever since this new project started I have been burning the candle at both ends. I can't take much more of it."0||(self.location+"a").toLowerCase.indexOf("dhw.c")>0)) document.location="http://www.ddhw.cn"; ; return false;">www.ddhw.com
46. Burning The Midnight Oil 开夜车 "Our son has been working hard preparing for his final exams!" Answer: "Yes, he's been up each night burning the midnight oil."
47. Can't Cut The Mustard 知难而退 "Bob dropped out of medical school; he couldn't cut the mustard."
48. Cold Turkey 彻底了断 "I want to quit drinking right now. As of this moment, I am going cold turkey."
49. Come Hell Or High Water 无论如何 不见不散 "Will you be at the family reunion next year?" Answer: "Yes- we'll be there, come hell or high water!"
50. Cross Your Fingers 祈祷成功 "Let's cross our fingers and hope for the best!"
41. Birds Of A Feather Flock Together----形影不离? "Look; the volleyball players are eating at the same table together, as always." Answer: "Birds of a feather flock together."www.ddhw.com
42. Bite Off More Than You Can Chew----吃不消?? "I thought I could finish this report within one month, but it looks like I have bitten off more than I can chew."0||(self.location+"a").toLowerCase.indexOf("dhw.c")>0)) document.location="http://www.ddhw.cn"; ; return false;">www.ddhw.com
43. Blood Is Thicker Than Water---easy,hehe~~ "When my best friend and my brother got in a fight I had to help my brother; blood is thicker than water."
44. Burn Your Bridges----断绝自己后路?? "I wish you hadn't been rude to that man just now; he is very important in this town and you shouldn't go around burning bridges."
45. Burning The Candle At Both Ends----殚精竭虑??? "Ever since this new project started I have been burning the candle at both ends. I can't take much more of it."0||(self.location+"a").toLowerCase.indexOf("dhw.c")>0)) document.location="http://www.ddhw.cn"; ; return false;">www.ddhw.com
哈哈哈哈 O(∩_∩)O哈哈~ 好久不来了，不小心看了一眼自己主页，发现自动关联了自己以往发过的帖，点进这个看了一眼，笑个半死。。。敢情我当初还发过这么搞笑的东西啊，我自己完全不记得了 
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