"down-at-heel" means badly dressed or in a bad condition because of a lack of money.
eg. When I first met her she was down-at-heel but still respectable.
The play was set in a down-at-heel hotel in post-war Germany.
grit one's teeth
2013年4月5日 星期五
"grit your teeth " means
1. to decide to deal with an unpleasant or difficult situation. You may as well grit your teeth and accept that air travel is going to get worse before it gets better.
2. to deal with something in a determined way. When a test came along, I just gritted my teeth and studied harder because I knew I had to improve my grades.
take sth as gospel
2013年3月29日 星期五
to "accept/take something as gospel (truth)" means to believe that something is completely true.
Eg.You shouldn't accept as gospel everything you read in the newspapers.
be on cloud nine (非常開心)
2013年3月15日 星期五
"be on cloud nine" means to be very happy.
Eg. For a few days after I heard I'd got the job, I was on cloud nine.
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