✔ 最佳答案
1. To break the back of
- 賣命工作
- 完成工作中最困難的部分
E.g. We've broken the back of our task.
(我們已完成任務的最艱巨部分。)
2. To bring forth
- 出生；產生
- 引起；造成
E.g. Treacherous weather may bring forth a host of diseases.
(惡劣多變的氣候可能會引起多種的疾病。)
3. To go for broke
- 孤注一擲
- 竭盡全力
E.g. The boss may go for broke by sacking his manager!
(老闆可能會孤注一擲，把他的經理也解僱掉！)
4. To have the bulge on
- 勝過某人，佔某人的上風
E.g. In this respect, we may have the bulge on them.
(在這方面，我們可能超越他們。)
5. To burn the midnight oil
- 開夜車
- 工作、學習至深夜
E.g. The final exam is approaching, more and more students are burning the midnight oil!
(大考將至，愈來愈多的學生在開夜車。)
6. To meet one's match
- 遇到勁敵
- 碰到棘手之事
E.g. They asked me to repair the car; I could not but admit I'd met my watch!
(他們要我修理這輛車，我不得不承認這一回我可碰到棘手之事了！)
7. To lead someone a (merry) dance
- 給某人帶來不少麻煩
- 使某人吃得不少苦頭
E.g. She always leads her husband a merry dance.
(她總是給她的丈夫添麻煩。)
8. Look before you leap
- 三思而後行
E.g. As to this matter, you must look before you leap.
(關於此事，你必須三思而後行。)
