6646

Phrases recap

be blown away （比赛）被打懵了

Russia, who had also already booked their place at the finals, were blown away in the first half following a scintillating attacking display from Roberto Martinez's side.

6646

Phrases recap

take off 流行起来，串红

Mr Lindberg was expecting to hit around "100 likes and a few comments" on Facebook but the post started to take off with intrigued members of the public analysing the rare photos.

6646

Phrases recap

pay off 有收获

All the hard work I had done over the summer paid off.

6646

Phrases recap

set about 开始充满激情地做...

Three of them set about launching the business.

6646

Phrases recap

get by = manage, survive, cope

Thomas Edison, Margaret Thatcher, Martha Stewart and Donald Trump have all famously claimed to get by on just four or five hours’ sleep a night – much less than the seven-to-nine hours recommended to most adults.

6646

Phrases recap

tell  off   训斥，痛批

What’s important is to pack them nicely, because if the kids bring the food as you bought them at a store, we get told off by the school.

6646

俚语例句

a needle in a haystack (俚语卡片71)

Meanwhile meeting an unattached millennial who has never used a dating app is like searching for a needle in a haystack, but they do exist.

6646

动词词组例句—卡片9

jump at 尽力地找住（机会）

So if he wanted in, he would have to sleep on an airbed in a windowless cupboard. He jumped at the chance. He slept in that cupboard for three months.

6646

动词词组例句—卡片83

map out

Sahle reflects on how much he loves his job and how, now that he can map out a career path, he feels he has really started his new life in Europe.

6646

动词词组例句

get on with 卡片158

He can get on with his training while we will pursue all avenues to piece together the evidence.