Trying Hard
9 Words
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短语like a dog
I've been working like a dog recently.
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短语[go to|take] (great|) pains {to do sth}
Government is taking pain to lessen poverty.
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短语[pound] the pavement
She pounds the pavement every day, going from office to office in search of a job.
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短语[hit] the books
I can't go out tonight.I need to hit the books.
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短语[put] salt on the tail of {sb/sth}
And there are two sure means of putting salt on the tail of an audience.
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短语{not} [do] (things|anything) by halves
At this point I began to see that Marilyn did nothing by halves.
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名词back-room boy
幕后人物, 无名英雄
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短语[explore] all avenues
We can't say it's impossible until we've explored all avenues.
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短语[rise] to the (occasion|challenge)
She rose to the occasion and gave an inspiring speech.
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