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Zhang Xin

Lay an egg?

"Lay an egg" means for someone to embarrass or disappoint with their performance. 2011-01-28 12:32

Answer the bell?

If one answers the bell, one is ready to face up a challenge. 2011-01-25 11:27

Cream of the crop?

"Cream of the crop" is another creative way of saying you're best of the bunch. 2011-01-21 16:37

Socialists' election to lose?

It's yours to lose means you'll probably have it unless you do something really stupid. 2011-01-18 17:08

A die-hard Teresa Teng fan?

To die hard is to die in the hard way, not ceasing to be easily. 2011-01-17 10:16

Hair-raising time?

Hair-raising means scary, frightening or very exciting. 2011-01-11 16:17

Think big?

Whenever people ask you to "think big", they mean for you to be ambitious. 2010-12-28 10:37

All "for good"?

"For good" means for ever, or permanently. 2010-12-24 15:02

The genesis of...

Genesis means the beginning of the formation of an idea, project, phenomenon. 2010-12-21 13:43

Kicked upstairs?

To kick sb. upstairs is to remove them from their current position as punishment. 2010-12-17 13:00

China's biggest knockoff?

Knockoff is a colloquialism for a counterfeit, a copy of the original product. 2010-12-14 15:33

Moving in quicksand?

To move in quicksand is to move slowly if you can move at all. 2010-12-10 14:35

Tongue twister?

If a dispute is described as a tongue-twister, it's a difficult one to describe. 2010-12-07 15:22

'Snap' offensive?

The word "snap" involves activities that are short, crisp and quick. 2010-12-03 16:49

At large?

Someone being "at large" is free and not restricted to any fixed place. 2010-11-30 14:18

Off the beam?

To go off the beam is to go wrong. 2010-11-26 12:36

Discretionary spending

Discretionary spending means spending on items that are not daily necessities. 2010-11-23 14:30

House money?

House money refers to the money earned in the easy way. 2010-11-19 13:21

Reinvent the wheel?

Reinvent the wheel means making a complete overhaul to something and start anew. 2010-11-16 13:57

False dawn

False dawn means a promising sign that comes to nothing. 2010-11-12 15:34

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