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a fair shake A reasonable chance to succeed. EXAMPLE: “Although he was a little loud and vain, which troubled all of us a bit, we decided to give the new employee a fair shake before criticizing his...

a far cry from A great distance from (OFTEN FIGURATIVE) EXAMPLE: “After reading the resort’s colorful brochure we had expected a luxury hotel, but the shabby old hotel was a far cry from our expec...

burn the midnight oil (verb phrase) to work hard very late into the night--and as if working only by the light of an oil lamp EXAMPLE: “The manager had so much work piling up on her desk she knew sh...

business is picking up business is increasing, getting better after a slow sales period as more orders, products, or services are now being sold EXAMPLE: “After a year of poor sales, the automobile ...

eam of the crop the best, very best, or best ever of something--the top choice or pick MPLE: “At the art auction, Van Gogh’s paintings were considered to be the cream of the crop and received th...

cut and dried in accordance or agreement with a standard formula, exact method, guidelines, or procedure; routine EXAMPLE: During the 19th and early 20th century only males performed in the Peking Ope...

　大纲要求及评分标准1. PETS四级的考生应能写多种类型的文章。包括私人和正式信函、备忘录、小结和报告。 同时也能写一般描述性、叙述性和说明...

dog and pony show a presentation that has no substance and is just a shallow demonstration, entertainment, or “show“ usually done by a corporation or business to bring attention to itself or one o...

door-to-door selling a method of presenting and selling products or services in which a salesperson goes to the residences or homes of potential buyers, knocking on their doors to solicit business EXA...

feasibility test (noun) a procedure or basis for evaluation or assessment to see if something is capable of being accomplished or brought about, or is possible EXAMPLE: “A business will often do a f...