深圳西乡英语中级口语培训班

1.get canned : According to the Dictionary of American Slang, it was from "drunk" in 1920s. It meant "drunk or intoxicated"
"Get canned" means to be dismissed from one's employment.
2. right-hand man:The person with whom someone of power relates to best or the most helpful assistant or employee .
3.stab someone in the back :to betray someone
4.(to)keep one’s chin up : Keep a positive attitude ,to stay positive .
eg:Don't be such a downer, keep the chin up
eg:Even when he was unemployed and homeless,Bill managed to keep his chin up .
5.(to)look on the bright side :to be optimistic :to think about the positive part or aspect of a situation
Eg:You lost your job ?look on the bright side ,now you will have more free time .
6.out of work :unemployed ,not working
Eg:Gary was out of work for a year before finding a new job .
*** from hand to mouth :to barely have enough money to survive .
Eg:Jenny was earning $5 an hour working at the store .She was really living from hand to mouth .
Eg:we have to live from hand to mouth cos I aint have enough money for this week .
8.(be)stressed out : very anxious eg:James is so stressed out about his job that he can’t sleep at night .
9.(to)make ends meet :to manage one’s money so as to have enough to live on :to be okay financially .
10.(as a)last resort ；the last solution for getting out of a difficulty .
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