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2009年8月4日 星期二

tough cookie

tough cookie---someone who is unemotional and are not easily hurt by what people say or do.
tough/smart cookie informal
someone who is clever and successful, and knows how to get what they want
Jigsaw 曾經說過Sally-Ann was one tough cookie.

Have you gone bonkers?--Are you crazy?

He had all the sympathy of a tarantula. ---(spider)

You use hard-boiled to describe someone who is tough and does not show much emotion.

Then it dawned on me.
if a fact dawns on you, you realize it for the first time


that's the way the cookie crumbles----said when something bad has happened and you must accept things the way they are, even though you do not want to

2009年7月29日 星期三

pretty please with a cherry on top

pretty please with a cherry on top 這是在Freddy讀到的
pretty please with sugar on top這是在Rusell and Elisa讀到的
兩個意思都是一樣的,就是求求你的。

you can even time me.

megalodon tooth.

Suzue butted in.

right down the drain.

stick her nose in places where it doesn't belong.

chime in
to say something in a conversation, especially to agree with what someone has just said

you have been at each other's throats all afternoon.


tell me already.

replica

nerd

a spoiled brat

out of your cast

before you know it

what's the catch

negociate

slowpoke---someone who moves or does things too slowly

pull-ups

priss
you can't just go around accusing someone of something

have them dust for fingerprints

you could hear a pin drop

Pinkie swear

Pinkie swear
we already pinkied it.
lock pinkies


she is such a drama queen.

stand up to Max

call out

No "buts".

because I said so.
I make the rules.

A doily is a small, round piece of paper or cloth that has a pattern of tiny holes in it. Doilies are put on plates under cakes and sandwiches.

that's going to take forever!

neak freak

don't get glue on the rug.

It's crooked.

medicine dropper.

you are so busted.

you're making a big scene.

whipped cream

he batted his eyelashes

stop sopying me.

whoop-de-doo

those are lame.

what a bummer.

tweezer

get a time-out.

2009年7月26日 星期日

pants on fire

I'm toast.
be toast informal
to be in trouble because of something you have done

pants on fire
Liar Liar Pants On Fire is a phrase that children like to scream at each other whenever they think the other is lying. They also like to scream it at adults who tell them stories about fairies.

sb puts his pants on one leg at a time
AmE spoken used to say that someone is just like everyone else

beat the pants off sb----AmE spoken to defeat someone very easily in a game or competition

let up phr v
to become less severe or harmful
to be less severe, unkind, or violent towards someone

under the weather----slightly ill

for crying out loud-----spoken used when you feel annoyed or impatient with someone

2009年7月23日 星期四

Jigsaw Jones---class clown

get a little brown on the nose
clap erasers
have a cow
pull a prank
April Fool's joke
chime in
shot back
clown
Ka-ching
cubby
dab
Dog walked?
up to something
practical jokes
funny how? funny ha-ha ? or funny strange?
tattletale
rat on
bologna
counted as high as I could
I neally died laughing.
easel
call on
DEAR time
in dribs and drabs
get on my nerves
chill out
food coloring
nervous coughs and shuffling feet
let your shoulders droop
the dog hopes for scraps
stifle a yawn
crack up
knock her down with a feather
tell me about it
hit a grand slam
give her a taste of her own medicine
they are hot on the trail

A scavenger hunt

在Jigsaw Jones runaway dog那一集裡,
jones 派一個小男生到偷狗的女生家裡去打聽消息。
這個小男生假裝我在玩A scavenger hunt
A scavenger hunt is a game in which individuals or teams seek to gather a number of specific items—usually not by purchase—or perform tasks as given by a list. The goal is usually to complete the list first.

2009年6月29日 星期一

兒子筆記 jisaw jones 02

set up shop
Abraham Lincoln
all ears
a box of Kleenex

suspect
mirror writing
lickety-split---very quickly
popsicle
that was fine by me.
that was fine with me.
butterscotch
a joyful racket---noise
treat you to ice cream
bug your sister
spy on my brothers
change the words to songs
there was no way around it.
the idea didn't have me doing cartwheels.
the snaps were wrong on his coat
tattler
nose to nose
I didn't back down.
grab bag---a container filled with small presents that you put your hand in to pick one out; lucky dip

off-the -wall--unusual
a Tae Kwon Do demonstration
pull over
curb
cruise
numismatist-- a coin collector
now we're talkingThis phrase is generally used to indicate an improvement in a situation. It means that things have gotten better or more interesting. One does not need to be talking about the subject before using this phrase.

go over the facts
throw up
I think that's what gave us up away.
bonus
I had a hole in my sock.
feel rotten
call me a grouch---someone who is always complaining


mope---to feel sorry for yourself, without making any effort to do anything or be more happy
do something to turn yourself around today.

we have to measure.
connect the dots
Indy 500
you name it.

You could have knocked him down with a feather.
He was extremely surprised.

pinkie

I really hammed it up.
ham it up informal
to perform with too much false emotion when acting

in a flash
lug