Ass is on the line:
屁股在線 ×
(某人)處境危險(xiǎn)、擔(dān)風(fēng)險(xiǎn) √
例句:
I better be right this time, because my ass is on the line.
這一回我可不能再搞錯(cuò)了,我擔(dān)著風(fēng)險(xiǎn)呢。
By the book:
根據(jù)書本 ×
按常規(guī);依照慣例 √
例句:
We'd do everything strictly by the book.
一切務(wù)必嚴(yán)格照章辦理。
Cut the mouth:
切掉嘴巴 ×
緘默不語,拒不開口 √
例句:
When I ask for details, he just cuts the mouth.
我一問到細(xì)節(jié),他就閉口不談。
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