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28. Throw Someone Under the Bus  背叛密友，谴责
　　John only wants the admiration and when things go wrong – he always finds for someone to throw under the bus.
　　I am sure that my boss will throw me under the bus for the failed project.
　　I think that I am always the one that people throw under the bus first.

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　　It was the manager's fault, but I got thrown under the bus instead.

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29.  for lack of a better term/word  这是目前最好的表达。
　　They have problems, which, for want of a better word, we call psychological.

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30. Live it up  （玩乐，享乐，狂欢一场）
　　词典的解释是：
　　to have an exciting and very enjoyable time with parties, good food and drink, etc.
　　Nothing lasts forever, so live it up; drink it down, laugh it off, avoid the bullshit. Take chances and never have regrets because, at one point, everything you did was exactly what you wanted.
　　It's your birthday , so let's live it up!
　　After receiving a large inheritance, Alice began to live it up.

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31. Lay low  （低调,潜伏，不引人注意）
　　The thieves lay low for a few days in a farmhouse, then tried to leave the country with the money.
　　After holding up the bank, the robbers lay low for a while.

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32.  Up in the air.  (悬而不决，不确定)
　　I might be going on a training course next week, but it's still up in the air.
　　They still haven't said if I've got the job -- it's all up in the air at the moment.

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33. Stick to (坚持，坚守)
　　1. We have to stick to the agreed price.
　　2. She finds it impossible to stick to a diet.
　　3. You must stick to your promise.
　　4. Stick to the task until it is finished.

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34. Downtime 休息的時間、停工的時間
　　You need some downtime in a week to get rid of stress.
　　There is a lot of downtime in organized labor, waiting for meetings to start.
　　In this way can greatly reduce equipment downtime.

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35. It is part of the game 本来就是这样
　　that's how it works
　　that's how it's done
　　Getting dirty was all part of the game to the kids.
　　If you want to play the stock market, risk is part of the game.