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a far cry from: （口）与某事物大不相同

Life on a farm is a far cry from what I’ve been used to

a sense of belonging:归属感

all ears to: 洗耳恭听

all ears：(口)倾听

Tell me your news; I’m all ears.

all out : 竭尽全力

The team is going all out to win the championship.

around（round）the clock / twenty-four seven: 全天候、毫不疲倦的，不松劲地Surgeons are working round the clock to save his life.

as is often the case with: 这是常有的事

as the case maybe: 看情况而定

There may be an announcement about this tomorrow—or not, as the case may be.

as far as…is concerned: 就。。。而言

The rise in interest rates will be disastrous as far as small firms are concerned.

The car is fine as far as the engine is concerned but the bodywork needs a lot of attention. As far as I’m concerned you can do what you like.

at short notice: 临时得到通知，在短时间内

be crowned with success: 取得成效

be crowned as: 被誉为

be geared to international standards: 与国际接轨

be meant for: 旨在，针对

be open to: 对。。。持开明态度

bear on: 有关

These are matters that bear on the welfare of the community.

besides the mark: 离题

bring home to: 使。。。领悟到，认识到

bring oneself to: 下决心，奋力

bring about: 实现

be geared to: 使适合

beyond popularity: 不受欢迎的

bring forth: 推进，推出

by a big margin: 大幅度

by a hair’s breath: 极小的差距，一发之差

She won by a hair.

We escaped by a hair’s breadth.

by and large: 大体上，基本上

By and large, the company’s been pretty good to me.

by degrees: 逐渐地

By degrees their friendship grew into love.

by/in leaps and bounds: 飞跃地，迅速地，日新月异

Her health is improving by leaps and bounds.

carry forward: 发扬，继承

cheer to: 为。。。干杯

come to a successful completion: 圆满成功

come to terms with: 就。。。达成协议；妥协

come to terms with her handicap: 安于她自己的困难处境。You’ll just have to come to terms with the fact that…

conform to the norm: 符合标准，规范

declare open; declare the commencement of: 宣布。。。开幕

drink to: 为…干杯

drink to sb’s health, happiness, prosperity, etc

Let’s drink to the success of your plans.

I’ll drink to that! ie I agree.

do the trick: 达到效果、获得成功

dwell on: 细想;祥述

fall back upon/on: 依靠；退守

At last we can fall back on candles if the electricity fails.

She’s completely homeless—at least I have my parents to fall back on.

first and foremost: 首要的

He does a bit of writing, but first and foremost he’s a teacher.

for all the world: 无论如何(也不)

forge ahead: 向前迈进;渐渐赶上高速前进;(在赛跑等运动中)进入领先地位

One horse forged ahead, leaving the others behind.

fresh from: 刚刚，才刚从…毕业,刚从…来的

gain ground: 发展；普及

Your campaign is gaining ground.

get the better of: 智胜,打败

You always get the better of me at chess.

His shyness got the better of him, ie He was overcome by shyness.

She always gets the better of our quarrels.

give full play to: 充分发挥

get full/ greater scope to: 给予充分发挥的余地或机会

go a good way: (对…)非常有效，(对…)大有帮助

go out of one’s way to: 尽全力(去做某事) 特意不怕麻烦做某事

The shop assistant went out of his way to find what we needed.

go to great lengths to do: 尽全力(去做某事)

have a (good) mind to: 想着做某事(口)有(强烈)愿望做某事

I’d a good mind to smack him for being so rude!

have seen/known better days: 有过更好的日子(对目前情况失望、批评的婉转说法) That coat has seen better days.

have the edge on sb.: 胜过某人