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》》》》》》》》一键领取入口《《《《《《《​铁粉V:tiedanfufu我老婆的的微店, 主营母婴和保健品：Dominic-xiaoying加入我的朗读群吧！每周都有关于成年和儿童内容的朗读！我的微信：tiedanTylerU TUBE/B站: 铁蛋儿TylerFOCUS WORD/PHRASEkeep something at bayMEANINGIf you keep something at bay, you stop something that couldbe a proem for you from getting too close or from getting worse.EXAMPLESWe kept the flood waters at bay by building a wall ofsandbags around our house.A good way to keep your feelings of anxiety at bay is tomeditate or do some sort of relaxation technique.

》》》》》》》》一键领取入口《《《《《《《铁粉V:tiedanfufu加入我的朗读群吧！每周都有关于成年和儿童内容的朗读！我的微信：tiedanTylerU TUBE/B站: 铁蛋儿TylerFOCUS WORD/PHRASEcover your tracksMEANINGIf you cover your tracks, you make sure no-one can find evidence of what you've done.EXAMPLESHe's a smart guy and he knew how to cover his tracks so the police couldn't connect him to the crime.Bob didn't cover his tracks well enough, and his wife found a romantic text message that a girl had sent to his phone.

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》》》》》》》》一键领取入口《《《《《《《铁粉V:tiedanfufu我老婆的的微店, 主营母婴和保健品：Dominic-xiaoying加入我的朗读群吧！每周都有关于成年和儿童内容的朗读！我的微信：tiedanTylerU TUBE/B站: 铁蛋儿TylerFOCUS WORD/PHRASEshow your true colorsMEANINGYou show your true colours if you show what you're really like, or you reveal your true character.EXAMPLESBob always acts like he's a strong, brave guy, but when the hurricane hit he showed his true colors. He was too scared to go check on old Mrs Flowers, our next-door neigur.The players showed their true colours when they came back from three goals down to win the match.

》》》》》》》》一键领取入口《《《《《《《铁粉V:tiedanfufu我老婆的的微店, 主营母婴和保健品：Dominic-xiaoying加入我的朗读群吧！每周都有关于成年和儿童内容的朗读！我的微信：tiedanTylerU TUBE/B站: 铁蛋儿TylerFOCUS WORD/PHRASEweather a stormMEANINGIf you weather a storm, you survive a dangerous event ordeal with a difficult situation.EXAMPLESEveryone waited to see if the president could weather the storm caused by his son's arrest for using illegal drugs.Poor Mandy had to stand there and weather the storm as her boss shouted insults at her for letting him forget something.

》》》》》》》》一键领取入口《《《《《《《​铁粉V:tiedanfufu我老婆的的微店, 主营母婴和保健品：Dominic-xiaoying加入我的朗读群吧！每周都有关于成年和儿童内容的朗读！我的微信：tiedanTylerU TUBE/B站: 铁蛋儿TylerFOCUS WORD/PHRASEfresh as a daisyMEANINGIf you feel as fresh as a daisy, you feel energetic and lively.EXAMPLESI might look awful first thing in the morning, but after a cup of tea and a bit of meditation I'm as fresh as a daisy.George looked terrie when he got to work, so Annie said, "Fresh as a daisy this morning, are we?" and George just grunted.

》》》》》》》》一键领取入口《《《《《《《铁粉V:tiedanfufu我老婆的的微店, 主营母婴和保健品：Dominic-xiaoying加入我的朗读群吧！每周都有关于成年和儿童内容的朗读！我的微信：tiedanTylerU TUBE/B站: 铁蛋儿TylerFOCUS WORD/PHRASEneck of the woodsMEANINGA neck of the woods is a neigrhood or a district, usuallyrural.EXAMPLESWhat brings you to our neck of the woods?Have land prices gone up in your neck of the woods too?

》》》》》》》》一键领取入口《《《《《《《铁粉V:tiedanfufu加入我的朗读群吧！每周都有关于成年和儿童内容的朗读！我的微信：tiedanTylerU TUBE/B站: 铁蛋儿TylerFOCUS WORD/PHRASEat loose endsMEANINGIf you're at loose ends, you feel restless and unsettled because you don't have anything to do.EXAMPLESHank's been at loose ends since he lost his job, so I hope he finds another one soon.We tried limiting the time Jimmy could play computer games, but he gets restless and moody whenever he's at loose ends, so we let him play.