主题习语

TLC
Tender loving care
温暖的爱护和关怀

Against the clock
Forced to hurry to meet a deadline
抢时间，争分夺秒

An offer one can’t refuse
An extremely attractive offer
无法拒绝的提议，极有吸引力的提议

Under the Table
Without being officially recorded
私底下，幕后交易

A Little Bird Told Me
I got this information from a source I cannot reveal
无可奉告，我不说

Dog and pony show
A flashy presentation, often in a marketing context
盛大表演，这些表演常通过较多的炒作抓住别人的兴趣

find your feet
to adjust to a new place or situation
习惯于新环境；（在新的形势下）立足，站稳脚跟

Skeleton in the closet
An embarrassing or shameful secret
丑事，隐情

A Hundred and Ten Percent
More than what seems to be the maximum
努力做超过自己能力的事，即超过自己能力的100%，常在体育运动中用作鼓劲

A face only a mother could love
A very ugly face
长得非常丑，一张只有母亲能爱的脸

Hook, line, and sinker
To be completely deceived
完全相信（某人的谎言）

Criticize the Paint Job on the Titanic
To obsess over small flaws and miss serious ones
过于着眼于小瑕疵，而忽略了大问题