Idioms & Phrases 5X12 Project Day 6

从 1 月 22 日开始，我就开始寒假班的征程了。从早上到晚，势必是没有时间写原创文了。但是，学习还是不能停止的。年前年后我共有 12 天课，每天我会分享 5 个 idioms & phrases （习语和短语）。也就是说，如果你跟着我的节奏每天定量去学习，那么一个寒假你至少能掌握 60 个有意思的习语和短语。当然，你可能会问“为什么要学习习语和短语？”，这事儿我说了不算，在这里引用一段文字希望能让你感受到习语的用处——

Idiom: a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

Every language has its own collection of wise sayings. They offer advice about how to live and also transfer some underlying ideas, principles and values of a given culture / society. These sayings are called "idioms" - or proverbs if they are longer. These combinations of words have (rarely complete sentences) a "figurative meaning" meaning, they basically work with "pictures".

如果你被这番话说服了，那么就行动起来吧。每个短语都会配上简单的英文注释和例句，相信对大家的理解会有帮助的 ^_

Day 6

26. House Of Cards

**Description: **
a complicated organization or plan that is very weak and can easily be destroyed or easily go wrong

**Example: **
His plan went down like a house of cards when the police intervened.

27. A Chip On Your Shoulder

**Description: **
an angry attitude from someone who feels unfairly treated

**Example: **
She's not going to make any friends if she walks around with a chip on her shoulder like that.

28. Punch Above One's Weight

**Description: **
If you punch above your weight, you try to perform at a level that is beyond your ability.

**Example: **
She submitted her idea for the 'invention of the year' award, knowing that she was punching above her weight.

29. Cut Both Ways

**Description: **
Something that cuts both ways has both a positive and a negative effect at the same time.

**Example: **
Banning cars in the town centre can cut both ways : less traffic congestion but fewer customers in the shops.

30. Leaps And Bounds

**Description: **
If you do something in leaps and bounds, you make rapid or spectacular progress or growth.

**Example: **
The number of subscribers to the newsletter has grown in leaps and bounds.

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