美國流行成語(2)

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11.cut a dash
    (外表)給人留下深刻印象
    Tania cut a daring dash with a dress slashed almost to the waist .
    12.in the dark
    一無所知;蒙在鼓里
    keep somebody in the dark
    不讓某人知道
    13.out of one's depth
    力所不能及
    He felt out of his depth on a diploma course.
    14.get one's just deserts
    活該
    15.die like a dog
    凄苦地死去(古)
    16.every dog has its day
    風(fēng)水輪流轉(zhuǎn)
    17.It's a dog's life
    (抱怨生活或工作不如意)
    18.in the doghouse
    四面楚歌
    Insurance companies are already in the doghouse over poor advice on pensions which has left hundreds of thousands of people worse off.
    19.do the donkey work
    做乏味的工作
    20.do something like a dream
    做的很出色
    The first stages of installation worked like a dream.