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Window dressing 装饰门面，摆阔气
Do more harm than good 弊大于利
I need a breather 我需要休息一下
Secondary to 对。。。是次要的
Hang it over me 拿来要挟我
Go hat in hand to someone who used to work for you 对之前的下属低声下气的请求
Be cornered into making promises I can’t keep 逼着做一些自己无法达到的承诺
Poaching
This will do the trick 这个能管用
Toss and turn 辗转反侧
Get embroiled in an argument卷入争论
Grapple with努力对付，尽力克服(困难)
Dirty yourself in 惹一身腥
Gall—have the gall to do厚颜无耻；大胆，莽撞
Down in the dumps垂头丧气；情绪低落
Atone– atone for one’s failings弥补过失
Throw someone a bone 给点小恩小惠
Cut off diplomatic ties 切断外交关系
Stand up for支持 拥护
Unbuckle one’s belt 解开腰带
Walk them through 带他们逐条过
Elsewhere 在别处
We may have disagreements, but that doesn’t mean we cannot look out for each other.
In flux在变化；不定
Forthright直率的；直截了当的
Windbag夸夸其谈的人
Yap哇啦哇啦地讲；瞎讲
He’s won me over. 他打动了我
Harness驾驭
Reinvigorate our economy for years to come使再振作；使复兴
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