1)muck in:与(他人)分担
2)winkle out:探听到; (winkle是一种食用螺)剔出,费劲取出;套出(信息)
She always manages to winkle secrets out of people.
她总是能从别人那里探听出秘密。
winkle picker是名词,意为"尖头皮鞋"
3)tie up the loose end:
做收尾工作
例句:I need you to quickly tie up the loose end on your current task.
4)cut corners:抄近路;以简便方式做事
例句:The mechanic must have cut corners when he served my car. It is broken down again!
5)keep oneself up to speed:give the person the most up-to-date information related to sth. 给予最新信息联系;随时保持信息畅通
=“I will keep you in the loop.” 之外,也可以说:
I will keep you informed.
I will keep you posted.
I will keep you updated.
例句:a)Covid-19 closed the doors of our business for a long time. Luckily, I kept myself up to speed while working from home.
b)I keep myself up to speed on what my baby eats...so I know exactly what he needs when my wife is working.
6)give someone the runaround:敷衍某人;答非所问
7)turn tail (and run away):turn around 夹着尾巴逃跑了
Continue with your English.Don't turn tail.
8)throw under the bus:为了自身利益背叛(伙伴,同事或亲密朋友)
例句:I am sure that my boss will throw me under the bus for the failed project.
我确定老板为了他自己的利益背叛我,让我为失败的项目当替罪羊。
9)come a long way:make significant progress at sth. 取得很大进展
She has come a long way with her rehabilitation.她的康复取得很大进展。
10)hit the ground running:旗开得胜
11)have a lot going (for someone):have a lot of good things for you有许多好事/有利条件; good future 有光明的前途
He looked more confident. Does he have a lot going for him?
Yes, he travelled the world and experienced many things.
12)knock (it) off:stop in a negative way 停止,阻止,停工
13)plain sailing/smooth sailing:一帆风顺 It is a nautical term that means sailing is easy and without problems
14)cash in your chips:(俚语)die; stop playing the game of life 停止玩生命游戏
15)cash in on (sth.):趁机利用;谋取赚钱means to benefit from the certain fact...but it's kind of immoral ...
If you watch my videos, you're really gonna cash in on your time.