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behind {one's} back

without one knowing or approving

背着他, 瞒着他

背着他, 瞒着他

Ex: They changed the agreement behind my back. 
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bad hair day
bad hair day
[短语]

a day on which one feels unattractive, particularly due to one's hair not looking as well as it should

乱发日, 乱发日

乱发日, 乱发日

Ex: I am having a bad hair day. 
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to buy into
to buy into
[动词]

to wholeheartedly believe in a set of ideas

全心相信, 接受

全心相信, 接受

Ex: The employees were encouraged to buy into the company's values and mission for long-term success. 
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to fall for
to fall for
[动词]

to be deceived or tricked by someone or something

上当, 受骗

上当, 受骗

Ex: She couldn't believe she had fallen for the scam and lost a significant amount of money. 
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dolled up
dolled up
[形容词]

dressed in fancy or formal clothing

盛装打扮的, 穿着讲究的

盛装打扮的, 穿着讲究的

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dressed to kill

used to describe someone who is dressed up in a very fashionable way to draw attention

打扮亮眼, 光鲜亮丽

打扮亮眼, 光鲜亮丽

Ex: She showed up at the party dressed to kill. 
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to [fish] for a compliment

to get people to praise one, often by pretending not to be happy with oneself

讨夸, 装谦虚求表扬

讨夸, 装谦虚求表扬

Ex: Sarah knew she looked stunning in her new dress, so she subtly mentioned it to her friends, fishing for a compliment. 
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to [get] on {one's} case

to criticize or nag someone persistently

Ex: Mom keeps getting on my case about cleaning my room. 
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to [get] on {one's} nerves

to make someone really mad by constantly doing something that angers or annoys them

让人心烦, 烦得人受不了

让人心烦, 烦得人受不了

Ex: His constant whistling is really getting on my nerves. 
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to [go] to town

to complete a task or activity with thoroughness, efficiency, and speed, often suggesting a focused and diligent approach

认真利落地干起来, 下功夫干好

认真利落地干起来, 下功夫干好

Ex: Once the deadline was moved up, the whole team went to town on the report. 
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to [go] all out

to use all of one's energy, resources, determination, or strength to do something

全力以赴, 使出全力

全力以赴, 使出全力

Ex: The team went all out to win the final match. 
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to [pull] out all the stops

to try very hard and do everything that is possible to succeed in something

全力以赴, 使出浑身解数

全力以赴, 使出浑身解数

Ex: The team pulled out all the stops to finish the project on time. 
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to [fall|slip] (through|between) the cracks

(of a person) to be completely ignored, usually in a system or process

被完全忽视, 没人管

被完全忽视, 没人管

Ex: Many children fall through the cracks when schools are understaffed. 
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no host bar
no host bar
[短语]

*** a bar at a social event where guests are required to pay for the drinks themselves

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