#2:「习语」knock back，idle away 等 - Frank_1ee

1.knock back To ‘knock back’ is to drink something quickly. 一饮而尽。 Example: ‘After our chat he was so thirsty he knocked back three cups of water.’ 2.idle away To ‘idle away’ means to waste time doing nothing. 无所事事，游手好闲。 Eg: ‘I idled away the whole day yesterday, so today I need to do some work.’ 3.point the finger If you ‘point the finger’ at someone then you accuse them of being responsible for something bad that has happened. 指控怀疑某人。 Eg: ‘Don’t point the finger at me, I didn’t break that glass.’ 4.ask around To ‘ask around’ means to go around and ask many people the same question. 向周围打听，询问。 Eg: ‘I will ask around the neighborhood and see if anyone has seen my dog.’ 5.cross the line If you ‘cross the line’ then you overstep a boundary or a limit and do something that is considered wrong or unacceptable. 也就是过分了，越过底线了。 Eg: ‘He&`&s taken my credit card ...