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• One’s brain child某人的主意，某人想出来的

等同于one’s original idea

one’s brain children（复数）

The new ways of teaching which have been proved very effective are brain children of all teaching staff of our department.

• Have a chip on one’s shoulder叫阵，叫板

He is not popular among his peers. He always seems ti have a chip on his shoulder.

此外该语还有“不满”，“对抗”的意思

Mary has got a chip on her shoulder about not having obtained the scholarship.

• Clam up守口如瓶，拒不开口，沉默不语

I don’t understand why my students are quite talkative during the break but all clam up in class.

• Take someone to the cleaners使人囊中如洗，一贫如洗

Don’t ask me to play in a crap game. I don’t want to be the cleaners.

• A cliff-hanger扣人心玄的事情

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