The new employees were presented to the rest of the staff.
I will run you in if the bus isn't going into the town because of the snow today.
The snail left a trail of slime along the floor.
Economic conditions may lie responsible for the creation of social unrest.
A lie which is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
From the reports of guns we knew that hunters must be nearby.
A squad of our troops held off six attacks of a numerically superior enemy.
That face called up in his mind the image of his end wife.
They spread a lot of tacky gossip about his love life.
His performance at the concert last night proved that he is in the top flight of international pianists.
You seem mistrustful even of your friends.
The music evoked memories of her youth.
The process of adjustment to life in another country can be very difficult.
Television allows viewers to experience an event without any loss of immediacy.
He gave a snort of derision.
A cause of action has accrued when the right to sue has become vested.
We found him to be the right sort of timber.
The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory.
He volunteered to serve as the manager of our department store.
Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.
My mother makes a fuss of me every time I come home.
She seems to have camped up at the third act of the play.
The conclusion of the movie was anticlimactic.
Much of the skin on her arm was abraded.
There hangs straight on the wall of this grocery a service pledge.
Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.
He traded a job in New York City for the life of a cowboy.
There are two types of participle in English: the past participle and the present participle.
be of
possess intrinsically; give rise to
this work is of great interest and value.
of all
denoting the least likely or expected example
Jordan, of all people, committed a flagrant foul.
of all the nerve(或英 cheek)
an expression of indignation
of an evening (或 morning etc.) informal 非正式
on most evenings (or mornings etc.)
at some time in the evenings (or mornings etc.)
crate of sand
open a can of beans
It was I who opened a can of beans.
She was one of those people who like opening a can of beans.
order of down
Has the waitress brought you an order of down?
grab a handful of air
The trucker grabbed a handful of air suddenly on the cross street.
squirrel out of
Don't try to squirrel out of it. Go through with it.
bit of all right
A: " What's she like?" B: "The girl? Bit of all right，from her pictures
pile of shit
The whole project's a pile of shil.
out of ones league
The matter's fortunately out of my league.
He was so sophisticated，just someone way out of her league.
lots of luck
Lots of luck in your new job!
Think you stand a chance? Lots of luck!
for the love of pete
I already did it,for the love of Pete!
out of it
The Hawks are out of it this season.
If our team loses two more games, we'll be out of it.
He's a nice guy, but he's out of it.
Fred is out of it most of the time. He even looks dull.
I had been so out of it, I hadn't heard her question.
bent out of shape
Man, there is no reason to get so bent out of shape. I didn't mean any harm.
I got bent out of shape because of maltreatment I received.
I was so bent out of shape I thought I'd never recover.
make little ones out of big ones
He got made little ones out of big ones for two years.
bitch of a somebody
What a bitch of a day!
This is a bitch of a job.
He is really a bitch of a boss.
crock of shit
Who is that crock of shit who brought in the dead eat?
You went on vacation and left this office with a real crock of shit.
make a monkey of
I suddenly realized that I had been made a monkey out of by my opponents.
piece of homework
Me and my piece of homework want to rent a couple of horses.
kiss of death
Your attitude was the kiss of death for your employment here.
get ones nose out of joint
You get your nose out of joint too easily about stuff like that.
Now, don't get your nose out of joint.She didn't mean it.
There is relatively little information about of, maybe you can watch a bilingual story to relax your mood, I wish you a happy day!
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