can't hold a candle to
远远不如……;对……望尘莫及
have a tiger by the tail
骑虎难下
Now that I have to work closely with the boss on this project, I feel like I have a tiger by the tail.
pay lip service to
光说不做;口头敷衍
He claims to be in favour of training, but so far he's only paid lip service to the idea.
a baptism by fire
初次的痛苦经历或考验
She felt like she was undergoing a baptism by fire when she was given a big project to manage in her first month.
loaded for bear
作好充分准备,以对付最棘手的问题
He went into the examination room loaded for bear.
hit between the eyes
使(某人)大为震惊;使(某人)大受影响
News of their breaking up hit me right between the eyes.
the writing on the wall
不祥之兆;凶兆
The increase in oil price is the writing on the wall for some small businesses.
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