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"Excuse my French" is an English idiom meaning "pardon me for swearing".
The big and strong prevail against the small and weak. It’s about “survival of the fittest”.
If you take something to the grave with you, you’re going to die with it.
To juggle is to face two or more choices, especially difficult ones, all at once.
Lipstick effect refers to cosmetics sales continuing to grow in economic crisis.
Alpha guys do whatever it takes.At 25, it’s about time you started anyway.
Alpha male refer to the dominant male head of a herd of animals.
The grass is always greener means a better life is elsewhere than where you are.
It's ok to call hit movies blockbusters, but not to call them busts or bombs...
Those who are ambitious and do anything to succeed, by fair means or foul are usually called people "on the make".
If something is going to the dogs, it’s in serious decline, wasting away.
In the idiom 'lost the plot','plot' refers to connections between events in a story, play or movie.
周黎明，Raymond Zhou,中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)資深專(zhuān)欄作家，用地道英語(yǔ)撰寫(xiě)社會(huì)、娛樂(lè)等題材的評(píng)論文章。
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