1, Behind closed doors 秘密地，暗中
Up until recently , U.S. officials have been presuring China behind closed doors .
直到最近，美国官员都在一直暗中施压我们中国。
2, Be hard-pressed to do something 意思是面临很大的困难
Without additional loans, the company will be hard-pressed not to go bankrupt .
如果没有额外的贷款，这家公司恐怕很难不破产。
3, Take the fall 待人受过，替人承担责任
He tried to make me take the fall for something he'd done .
他试图让我替他的所作所为承担责任。
4, Keep a lid on sth 保密，隐瞒某事，控制
They told us to keep a lid on the report until the campaign was over .
他们要求我们在竞选结束前对那篇报告保密。
5, Worked up : adj 激动，生气
Don't get worked up over the garden . I'll take care of it tomorrow .
别为花园的事儿生气了。我明天会搞好的。
6, In confidence 偷偷地，私下地，暗中地
We told you these things in confidence .
我们告诉你的这些事儿都要保密。
7, Make a big meal out of sth 小题大做，故意夸大事情，故意让某事变得更复杂
I only asked him to write a short story about today's event , but he made a big meal out of it .
我只叫他就今天的活动写一个小短文，，他却洋洋洒洒写了一大篇。
8, Be tight with somebody 与某人关系密切
I will talk to the president of that company and introduce you to him tomorrow. I happen to be quite tight with him .
明天我会给那家公司老板聊聊，顺便把你介绍给他。我刚好与他关系还不错。
9, Work one's ass off 拼命干，
Every New Yorker has to work his ass off to pay his rent .
每一个纽约人都得拼命工作来支付房租。
10, Stuff one's face 猛吃，狼吞虎咽
It is burning hot today . All I want to do is stuff my face with ice cream and popsicle .
今天真是热得发烫。我只想一个劲儿地吃冰激凌和冰棍儿。
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