to work someone's ass off
(idiomatic, slang) To cause a person to work excessively or to the point of exhaustion.

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今天我们要学一个词组： up someone's sleeve。千万不要解释为在谁的袖子上。Up someone's sleeve是指某人的秘密。在报导美国国务卿秘密访问贝鲁特时，报纸说：...if there were no secret visit up the Admini

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Long ago there lived a gifted farmer. He had a bull and an ass in his form. The former was able to understand what the animals spoke. It was a gift by given god from his birth. The bull was used to plough the fields and the ass to carry the goods to

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美国习惯用语:794 fix someone's wagon

我们家的洗衣机上星期坏了，我到商店去买了个新的，说好了昨天送到家里来。我专门请假在家里等，到最后也没等来。我打电话过去问，才知道他们把时间改成了明天，真是气死我了，我真

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A: Did you get your bus pass? B: I haven't gone to get it yet. A: Why haven't you got it? B: I don't know where to go to get one. A: I know where to get them from. B: Where do I get it? A: They sell them at the business office on campus. B: I had no

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电影歌曲:Someone's Watching Over Me黑暗中依然坚信《

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The Lion with the Ass

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The Ass，the Ox and the Birds

An ass and an ox，fastened to the same yoke，were draging a waggon．While the ox was pulling with all his might he he broke a horn．The ass swore that he had got no help whatever from his weak companion．Exerting himself in the labour，the ox b

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【俚语】 Twist someone's arm 说服别人 Twist是拧，用力扭转的意思。一个人要是给别人把手臂拧到身后去那是很难受的。To twist someone's arm这个习惯用语的意思也正是如此。注意：twist someone's arm 指

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Someone's watching over me by Hilary Duff Found myself today Oh I found myself and ran away Something pulled me back The voice of reason I forgot I had All I know is you're not here to say What you always used to say But it 's written in the sky toni

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No, it's just me. And I can't hear anyone, anywhere. I have to be fairly close. 不，只有我是这样。而且我也不是可以听到任何地方任何人的心。我得靠得相当近。 The more familiar someone's... 'voice' is, the farther awa

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音乐咖啡厅:Jasmine Thompson - Someone's Somebody

Hmm hmm Hmm hmm hmm Hmm hmm Hmm hmm hmm I can't control ya Even though I want to And you know it's torture 'Cause you brought someone new And I can't ignore ya Even though I'm trying to I might need a doctor So nervous next to you Hell and hello Yeah

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英语歌曲:Someone's Got A Crush On Me

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AN ASS, belonging to an herb-seller who gave him too little foodand too much work made a petition to Jupiter to be released fromhis present service and provided with another master. Jupiter,after warning him that he would repent his request, caused h

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