1. pull one's leg 跟某人開(kāi)玩笑
If you remain stuck-up, they will often try to pull your leg. 如果你還是這樣驕傲自大的話,他們會(huì)常常拿你開(kāi)玩笑的。
Don't pull your muscle in your leg! 不要拉傷了腿部肌肉!
I won't pull your leg. 我不會(huì)拖你的后腿。
2. get off v. 動(dòng)身;免于受罰;從…下來(lái);脫下(衣服等)
Could you let me know when I should get off? 我該下車時(shí)您能告訴我嗎?
He get off more lightly than he have expect. 他比他所預(yù)料的更輕易地逃脫了。
Do we have time to get off and stretch our legs? 我們有時(shí)間下車活動(dòng)活動(dòng)腿腳嗎?
3. make up 彌補(bǔ);組成;化妝;整理
Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind. 生活就是由一系列你下定決心去做的事組成的。
But next year, tax rises will make up nearly half of it. 但明年,稅收的增長(zhǎng)將會(huì)彌補(bǔ)一半縮減的開(kāi)支。
When people started asking questions, she had to make up more details. 而當(dāng)人們開(kāi)始提問(wèn)時(shí),她不得不編造更為詳細(xì)的資料。