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Thank:
　　谢谢某人，有三种说法：1. Thank you!
　　　　　　　　　　　　　2. Thank you for something…
                                          3. Thanks! or Thanks a lot!
　　英式英语日常用的最多的口语是：Cheers! 表示谢谢。你要对老外说这个，他们会觉得你很酷，很贴他们的心。
the tail wagging the dog：尾巴摇狗，意思是次要部分支配或决定全局。
Ex:But since a US National Intelligence Estimate was released that made a war much less likely, oil prices have remained near record highs. The speculative market is like the tail wagging the dog.
但当美国国家情报预测战争爆发可能性很低,原油价格仍然居高不下.这个市场因为投机行为而完全主次颠倒.

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up to one’s neck: 非常忙碌 
　neck: n.  脖子, 颈, 衣领
　　　   v.  搂着脖子亲吻; 变狭窄; 变细; 与…搂着脖子亲吻; 使变窄, 使变细
　Ex: Since Terry agreed to be the chief editor, she has been up to her neck in work.

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hang by the wall：指搁置不用；被遗忘
　鸟尽弓藏，挂于东墙。无用武之地，只好搁置不用了。
　Ex:He has hundreds of books but most of them hang by the wall.
　Ex:Most of the problems were solved at the meeting, but two were left hanging by the wall.

get one’s money’s worth:感觉花钱花的值
　Ex:We enjoyed the film so much that we felt we’d got our money’s worth.

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