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the idiom is not using colour as "颜色" here. "Colour", as a noun, can also refer to "a colourful flag ……

government adopt the policy?A: Those who oppose it say that consumer coupons do not make sense here...词汇解析coupon 票券emitter 排放者greenhouse gas 温室气体inextricably 解不开地scheme 计划stimulus 刺激offset 抵销outsource 外包 ……

"to identify the source of something". That's what it means here. The writer found a wet patch...". Is "go under the needle" an idiom? (Foreign language chic can be tricky, P8, April 26)— Kelly ……

forget about them in a few weeks. Here, you can also outsource decision-making, but you want some...;Luckily, there is a way to overcome FOBO. Here’s a secret. With any decision you make, you ……

); "mum's the word" is an old idiom (still quite common) meaning "you must/I shall say nothing about... or written by staff here.4.Could you tell me what "executives a bit on edge" mean (Taxman comes ……

teachers answer your questions.QuestionI come across some idiomatic expressions... in reference materials such as dictionaries. The problem is that not all our questions are answered ……

idiom and means that the girl is pretty while her boyfriend is ugly. Many foreigners found it cool....” This comes from a Chinese idiom and means that the girl is pretty while her boyfriend is ugly. Many ……

this month, Rudd used a local idiom when arguing that his government had done plenty to promote women... and answering questions in convoluted and boring ways," University of Queensland communication expert ……

about the extinct African zebra known as the “*quagga” if you are to understand the idiom “you’re seeing quaggas”. The idiom suggests that someone is hoping for something unlikely – as unlikely ……

) The preposition "through" doesn't work in this context.Correct answer: a)a) Here we think of the room as a broad, flat surface, so "across" is the right preposition.The other three prepositions don't work here ……

These people are ripping off the system to line their pockets.The idiom "to rip off" means to "cheat in order to make money". "Line their pockets" means to make money for themselves. Here ……