wrap around one's little finger
(transitive, idiomatic) To successfully control or exert influence over, especially for a sustained period of time.

Bobby Jones liked his job as a computer programmer. His co-workers were all nice and the office was close to his house. There was only one problemhis boss. Mr. Li never complimented anyone. Most people in the office worked hard and even stayed a coup

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Shan: OK. I'd like to have everything gift-wrapped, please. Ali: I'll give you the boxes. You can then go to our gift-wrapping department. Shan: Is it on this floor? Ali: It's on the first floor, to the right of the main entrance. Shan: Thank you. Al

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Pete was in his kitchen. He was about to slice three green apples. He liked to eat fresh apples with cinnamon sprinkled on them. He opened the blinds so that he could get more sunlight into the kitchen. Now he could see what he was doing. He grabbed

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By Larry London Washington D.C. 24 January 2008 Canada has produced many great rock artists over the years. Nickleback, Alanis Morissette, Barenaked Ladies, and Finger Eleven. In 2003, Finger Eleven gained prominence with their hit, One Thing. The so

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Jack and Teddy were speechless. They kept staringat Annie as she got down on her knees and talked tothe invisible dog. Hi, you, she said in a soft voice. Are youhungry?The bone dropped toward the floor. It flipped over,then rocked from side to side.

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我最近收到了一张贺年卡,上面写着祝我们全家节日快乐。奇怪的是,卡上没有落款。这个人的笔迹看着特别熟,可我就是想不起来是谁的。这种情况,用下面这个习惯用语形容再合适不过了

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歌词如下: One little finger,one little finger, One little finger,tap,tap,tap! Point to the ceiling,point to the floor. Put it on your head. One little finger,one little finger, One little finger,tap,tap,tap! Point to the ceiling,point to the fl

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Teacher: Kevin, why are you late this time. Kevin: Please sir, I bruised two fingers knocking in a nail at home. Teacher: I don't see any bandages. Kevin: Oh, they weren't mine. I told my little sister to hold the nail. 老师:凯温,这次你怎么又迟到

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英文手指谣:Finger family 手指家族 Daddy finger,Daddy finger, Here I am,Here I am, How are you today,very well I thank you. Run away,run away. Mommy finger,Mommy finger, Here I am,Here I am, How are you today,very well I thank you. Run away

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今天我们要学的词组是wrap up。 Wrap up的意思是包起来。比如包礼物, wrap the present; 把书包起来寄出去 - Wrap up the books and mail them out. Wrap up也有完成、结束的意思。 比如美国国务卿赖斯结束了对

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今天我们要学的词是finger pointing。 Finger pointing, 是指责的意思。The coach established a no finger-pointing rule at post game meetings, 教练规定,赛后开会时,队员不许相互指责 There is plenty of finger pointing re

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By Paula Wolfson Washington 21 August 2007 Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, center, stands with President Bush, left, and Mexican President Felipe Calderon The leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada have wrapped up a two-day summit at

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今天我们要学的词组是wrap up。 Wrap up的意思是包起来。比如包礼物, wrap the present; 把书包起来寄出去 - Wrap up the books and mail them out. Wrap up也有完成、结束的意思。 比如美国国务卿赖斯结束了对

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In my daughter's eyes I am a hero I am strong and wise and I know no fear But the truth is plain to see She was sent to rescue me I see who I wanna be In my daughter's eyes In my daughter's eyes everyone is equal Darkness turns to light and the world

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学英语单词
-ostomy
ablated
accounting method
Acer oblongum
Aedes andrichi
alarm rate
Amazon packing
amna
antarctic ice sheet
anterior commisure of labia
at sb.'s service
awale
axes of principal strain
axi-symmetrical buckling
ball-point pens
bowdlerized edition
brain-picking
bulkrage
cape provinces
carrier's note
Cavalaire
cercospora cannabis hara et fukui
chlorination effect
circle of gorge
cisternal maturation model
coli-aerogenes
corred
cotter pin driver
current operation expenditures
cuticular diffusion
cynanche maligna
down-haul
draft excluder
drive-
drum starter
elastic performance
elasto-viscoplastic model
electromigratory
euthanasiacs
excess interest
exite
fare free age
fixed angle plot
furbery
general-practice
hydroarenyte
infusion process
installment payment a/c
irrelationships
jagodzinski
jangli
job skill level
kinetofragmon
Lake Louise
lycostoma
madt transistor (micro-alloy diffused-base transistor)
marine clay
MCR (maximum continuous ratings)
melders
microscope tube
module generation
motor function
MTTOO (mean time to planned overhaul outage)
neritic sea
oligandrous
on the other side of thirty
orbital margin
pelagosite
polyiform
program and data management unit
psychedelphia
pure independent set
racing saddle
radices serratulae
rain stick
rakshasi
rappeling
regional organization
reroutable
roof rat
routing update
S-sulfocysteine
sampling by thermal precipitation
sigmoidotomy
single-lens reflex camera
slit filter
small rolling ball bearing
soap bubble
South-seamen
spaleston
starting difficulty
suillus albivelatuss
sunken evaporation pan
Tahtsa L.
tamrah (tamra)
Tongue Bath
truslow
Vaccaria hispanica
very high salinity water
waterlocked
weater worn
white rockets