Let someone down 使失望
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Idioms 习语Let someone down 使失望Nancy: this model is sold out? That’s not fair! He should have let me know up front that he doesn’t have this model available anymore. I’ve been talking to him for nothing.Peter: He just hopes you’ll buy something else instead.Nancy: I won’t. Annie has an eye on this model only. I promised her that I’d get it for her when it is on sale. I don’t want to let her down.Peter: If that was the case, you should have come here the first thing this morning. Nancy: I had a meeting this morning and I lost track of time.Peter: well, you can come back to check from time to time. Keep your fingers crossed, maybe you’ll get lucky.Up front 坦率地,无隐瞒地Sue was completely up front about why she didn’t want to see him anymore.Kathy offended her manager for being so up front about his faults in managing.Have an eye (one’s eye) on 想要,看中I bought ice cream, but Jimmy had his eye on some candy.John has an eye on a scholarship so he can go to college.Let someone down 辜负,使失望The team felt they had let the coach down. Tom never stopped fighting in his study to let his parents down.Lose track of 失去踪迹,失去线索What’s the score?I’ve lose track.Mary lost track of her friends at camp after summer was over.John lost track of the money he spent at the circus.Keep one’s fingers crossed/ cross one’s fingers (让中指扣在食指上) 祈福Keep your fingers crossed while I take the test. Kathy crossed her fingers during the race sothat Tom would win.Pull oneself together 振作起来Son: Dad, please don’t turn your back on me. After all, I’m still your son. Give me a chance to pull myself together.Father: What are you up to this time, son? Son: Dad, I’m tipped off that my company stock goanna go up big time. I need some money to invest.Father: Son, I want to help you to settle down and act like a grown up. But last time you pulled a fast one on me. Do you remember? So this time I have to take that into account. Tell you what, I’ll sleep on it and let you know tomorrow.Son: Thanks, Dad. Can I have the money in the morning?Father: Don’t press your luck, son.Turn one’s back on someone 不理睬He turned his back on his own family when they needed help.The poorer nations are often not grateful forhelp, but still we can not turn our back on them.Pull oneself together 冷静下来,振作下来,恢复自我控制It took some time for him to recover from the shock and pull himself together.Stop acting like a baby,! Pull yourself together. Up to 能做……,施阴谋;是……的责任,取决于……What are you up to with the matches, John? Mrs. Watson was sure that the boys were up to no good, because they ran away when they saw her coming.I d on’t care when you cut the grass. When you do it is up to you.Tip off 通风报信The thieves did not rob the bank as planned because someone tipped them off that it was being watched by the police.The president tipped off the class that it was the superin tendent’s birthday.Big time 一流的Many young actors go to Hollywood, but few of them reach the big time.After his graduation from college, he soon made the big time in baseball.Settle down 安定下来John will settle down after he gets a job and gets married.The teacher told the students to settle down and study the lesson. Father settled down with the newspaper.Pull a fast one on someone 欺骗某人What a surprise! John pulled a fast one on us this time. He didn’t keep his promise to boycott the shop.I don’t think you have the guts to pull a fast one on me.Sleep on it 在考虑一下We asked Judy if she would join our club, and she answered that she would sleep on it.We have to sleep on your invitation until we know whether we will be free Monday night. Press one’s luck 仰仗运气When John won his first two bets at the trace, he pressed on his luck and increased his bets. If you are at lucky first, don’t press your luck. Are you with me? 你在听我说话吗?Mary: Watch out! Cindy. What’s up with you? You almost totaled that car!Cindy: I’m sorry. That car caught me off guard. It came out of nowhere, didn’t it?Mary: Cindy, when you drive, you should keep an eye on the road at all times…Cindy, are you with me?Cindy: what did you say?Mary: never mind.Cindy: I’m sorry, Mary. I was spaced out for a second. I have a lot on my mind.Mary: like what?Cindy: I just can’t help thinking about Jeff. I think he is two-timing me.Mary: Yeah. I have noticed that he sure has touchy lately. But I wouldn’t jump into a conclusion like that. Maybe he is under a lot of pressure. Why don’t you give him a ring andwoke something out.Spaced out 出神,思维混乱,恍惚Joe’s been acting funny lately----spaced out you might say.It’s no use trying to have a conversation with him, he’s spaced out and nothing he says will make sense.Be two—timing someone 偷偷地与第三者约会Her husband was upset for he thought that she was two—timing him lately. 她的丈夫很生气因为他怀疑她背着他偷偷与第三者约会。