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为了有效复习雅思考试，读书人编辑整理了一些资料供大家参考：
a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物
例句： In her hometown, she was a big fish in a small pond ， but after she moved to New York, she was just only one among many millions. 在她家乡，她很了不起。可是搬到纽约后，她就不过是芸芸众生之一了。
a stone's throw 一箭之遥例句： He lives only a stone's throw from here. 他住的地方离这儿只有一箭之遥。
all gone 希望等的 " 消逝 " ， 物品等的 " 丢失 " 。
例句： My goodness! My bag is all gone.
天呀!我的包不见了。
Our hopes were all gone.
我们的希望成泡影了。
all for it 对别人的看法或意见 " 完全同意 " ， " 完全赞成 "
例句： Go ahead with your plan. I'm all for it.
进行你的计划吧， 我完全赞成。
all in all 常用的片语，表示 " 总的来说 " ， " 总而言之 " ，
例句： He has his faults, but all in all, he is a good guy.
as clear as mud 不清晰，混乱
例句： Your explanation is as clear as mud.
你的解释一点都不清晰。
as soft as down 柔软如绒毛
例句： I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning.
我在软如绒毛般的长沙发椅上睡着了，一直睡到早晨很晚才醒来。
at full blast 全速地;大规模地
例句： When we visited the place, work on the construction site was at full blast and all the workers seemed to be working very hard.
当我们去参观时，建筑工地的工作已经全面展开，而且所有的人都在忙碌着。
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be above board 光明正大的
be crazy about 爱的发狂
例句： I am really crazy about Michael Jackson's rock'n'roll.
我对麦克杰克逊的摇滚爱的发狂。
be for the birds 荒唐可笑的;毫无价值的
例句： Their opinions on art are simply for the birds.
他们对艺术的见解真是荒唐可笑。
beat it 叫人 " 走开 " 的 口语 ，和 "Be off! 差不多，不过比后者更流行。
例句： He kept on bothering me, so I told him to beat it.
他不停地烦我，因此我叫他走开。
beat ones brains (out) 指做事困难， " 伤透了脑筋 "
例句： I beat my brains (out) to get a job.
