Break In When you force your way in, sometimes by breaking something, you are breaking in. Example: \'They broke in to my apartment when I was gone, and they took everything!\' To ...

Burning The Midnight Oil You are \'burning the midnight oil\' when you are working hard late into the night. Example: \'I could see the light in your window last night. It looks li...

Burning The Candle At Both Ends You are burning the candle at both ends when you are working long hours without resting. Example: \'Would you like to go to a party tonight?\' Reply...

爱与微笑(双语) 作者介绍特蕾莎修女(Mother Teresa,1910-1997)，印度著名的慈善家，印度天主教仁爱传教会创始人，在世界范围内建立了一个庞大的慈善机构网，赢得了国际社会的广泛尊敬。1979年被...

Can\'t Cut The Mustard When you are not able to perform at the required level, you can\'t cut the mustard. Example: \'Did you hear that Williams got fired?\' Reply: \'Yes. He could...

Call It Off You call something off when you decide to cancel it. Example: \'How did your party go?\' Reply: \'Oh. We had to call it off.\' An event is called off when the decision ...

Go Cold Turkey You go cold turkey when you suddenly stop taking a drug which you had been taking regularly. Example: \'Did it take you a long time to quit smoking?\' Reply: \'No. I...

Come Hell Or High Water \'Come hell or high water\' makes clear that some future event will happen and no other event will stop it from happening. Example: \'Will you be at the fam...

Cross Your Fingers An old superstition says that if you cross your fingers (usually two fingers of the same hand) it will bring good luck. Example: \'I don\'t know what I will get ...

Crying Over Spilled Milk To cry over spilled milk is to remain upset about a past loss. Example: \'We came so close. Really. We almost won that game!\' Reply: \'There\'s no use cry...