English Slang Collection： fried [释] a feeling experienced under the influence of drugs; [例] You'd better not talk to Mike because he is fried .; from hunger [释] sth is deemed pathetic, lowly or cheap; [例] I have no intention to buy that house as it looks like from hunger. from rag to riches [释] to go from extreme poverty to wealth; [例] America no longer seems to be a place where you can work your way up, from rags to riches.; from the scratch [释] from the beginning; [例] I had to do this large project from scratch. from the bottom of one's heart [释] with sincere emotion; [例] I can tell you from the bottom of my heart that I love you.; front [释] a cover-up, disguise, deception; [例] This fancy car is actually nothing but a front on how much money Jim really has. |
