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| 1. lame apology 跛腳的道歉 ~~ 強詞奪理
(1) The boy gave a lame apology for the mistake he made.
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| 2. lame duck 跛鴨 ~~ 政治生命將結束的人
(1) That man is a lame duck. People have found a new leader.
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| 3. like water off a duck's back 像水流過鴨背 ~~ 耳邊風
(1) The student forgot his teacher's advice like water off a duck's back.
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| 4. line upon line 一行又一行 ~~ 叮嚀再三
(1) Her parents' letters are line upon line.
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| 5. love apple 愛情蘋果 ~~ 蕃茄
(1) "Love apple" is another name for "tomato".
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| 6. leave someone holding the bag 讓某人收拾爛攤子
(1) When in trouble, those fair-weather friends of him always leave him holding the bag.
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| 7. like a drowned rat 落湯雞
(1) He looked like a drowned rat in the rain.
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| 8. leeway 緩衝幅度，彈性空間
(1) We'll have an hour's leeway to get to the airport.
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| 9. look at the things through rose-colored glasses
看事情只看好的一面；過份樂觀
(1) He always looks at the things through rose-colored glasses and can't understand that some people are dishonest.
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