一些美式英語或英文用法

Pretty much - 差不多，幾乎
是口言用法，等如nearly/almost
John is pretty much a failure when it comes to business
John幾乎掂親商業都衰硬

get the hang of .....　－　學會竅門（指初學者）
I get the hand of swimming.
我學會了遊泳的竅門

so much so - 甚至，以至於
多數接that為子句，表示到了一個程度而出現that 後面的情況
Ingrid loves cake, so much so that she is opening her own bakery.

cause a stir - 引起騷動
Donna caused a stir by dating a guy 15 years younger than she is
Donna和一個年輕過自己十五年的小伙子交往而引起了騷動

ahead of - 在．．．．之前
Ahead of the meeting, I sent agenda to all the attendees.
開會前，我把agenda寄給所有出席者

take on - 對抗，抗衡 / 雇用
The small company took on the larger competitor
I took on a new staff

我會得閒加新嘢，也迎歡大家貼吓作交流。

be bound to (Verb) - 必定會，一定會
John is bound to forget his wife's birthday
John一定會忘記他太太的生日

bound for - 前往
The bus was bound for the coast
那班車開往海岸

bound up in (something) - 著迷，忙於
Peter has been bound up in legal problems
Peter一直忙於法律開題

tug at heartstrings - 扣人心弦（指感動人）

in the buff - 赤身露體
Peter enjoys the time with his girl friend in the buff.

back on someone's feet - 重新振作
go under - 事業失敗
Angel is back on her feet after her business going under

a bigger draw - 吸引人的事物
The pandas are the zoo's biggest draw

at full throttle - 全力
After a few shaky months, the company is now moving ahead full throttle

hang by a thread - 千鈞一髮，岌岌可危
After coming to work drunk, Peter's career was left hanging by a thread.

one's jaw drop - 瞠目結舌目定口呆
The audience's jaws dropped when the stuntman leapt off the building.

Single out - 挑出
The school singled out George for a full scholarship
學校挑出George發全額學金

Lock horns - 爭執（呢個成日見應該大家會）
The lawyers locked horns over the settlement of the lawsuit

scratch one's head　－　Ar爆頭，丈八金剛
The word puzzle left Helen scratching her head

root on - 打氣
Fans rooted the home team on in the championship game.

root out - 根絕
The new government rooted out corruption.

like the cat that got the cream - 喜形於色／沾沾自喜
After checking her mark six ticket, Joe looked like the cat that got the cream

Go far - 有成效，成就
With plenty of natural talent and persistence, Gina went far in the entertainment business.
Gina有天賦才華及努力不懈，讓她在演藝界有所成就

put one's money where one's mouth is - 身體力行，講得出做得到（錢代表實際，口代表吹水，引申為以實際行動代替吹水）
If people are really interested in helping the earthquake victims, they should put their money where their mouths are.

come clean - 坦白交待
The president of the company finally came clean about how much money he stole in the past two years.

shed the light on - 提出新見解 (把光照在．．．，引申為使人睇得更清楚，用吓用吓被解作提出新見解
The article shed light on some of the causes of global warming.

wine and dine - 請喝酒，吃飯　（動詞）（多數用在為得到好處而請人吃喝）
Edna wines and dines her prospective business clients

Wheel and deal　－　要手段　作動詞（多指商場或政治上）
The soccer manager wheels and deals when recruiting new players for his team.

get/be in over one's head - 超出能力範圍
John got in over his head by agreeing to plan her sister's wedding.

to the hilt - 到極限
The company is up to the hilt in debt after acquiring several smaller companies.
公司在拼購了多間細公司後，債台高築，頂唔著了

Sell off - 賤賣

top-notch - 頂尖的
Vincent works for a top-notch advertising firm.

live by the sword, die by the sword - 水能載舟，亦能覆舟／蒙其利，受其害

Tag is it - 我們兒時的集體遊戲　－　何濟公　，即捉到人，該人就要走去捉人，而原本的人就轉為被捉者

succumb to - 屈服於
Rita's garden eventually succumbed to the hot weather and lack of rain.
Rita的花園頂唔著熱及無雨而毁了

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