英譯：
be hoist with one’s own petard
例句：
The criminal was hoist with his own petard when he tried to kill his wife, because he accidently drank the poison that he intended to give to her. (這個罪犯想謀殺他的妻子，但害人反害已，因為他誤喝了他打算給妻子喝的毒藥)
The most enjoyable moment in any action film occurs when the villain is hoist with his own petard. (動作片中最令人雀躍的時刻就是壞人自食惡果的時候)
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英譯：
an Aunt Sally
例句：
A number of institutions revered and respected in earlier times have become Aunt Sally for the present generation. (早期一些受到尊崇的制度，現在已成了這一代的眾矢之的)
Any public figure risks being made an Aunt Sally by the press. (任何公眾人物都有成為新聞界的眾矢之的的風險)
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英譯：
cut the Gordian knot
例句：
It appears that even President Barack Obama, a leader upon whom the expectations of the world await, has been unable to cut the Gordian knot. (似乎就連歐巴馬這位全球寄予厚望的領導人也不能快刀斬亂麻)
The new manager found that none of the staff liked him, but he soon cut the Gordian knot by dismissing them all. (新上任的經理發現職員都不喜歡他，於是就快刀斬亂麻，把他們全部給辭退了)
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英譯：
burn the candle at both ends
例句：
You look very tired today. Have you been burning the candle at both ends? (你今天看起來疲憊不堪。是不是過度勞累了?)
He has been burning the candle at both ends with his work and his studies. (為了兼顧工作和學業，他一直蠟燭兩頭燒)
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英譯：
with one’s tail between one’s legs
例句：
He left the meeting with his tail between his legs after he was criticized by the president. (他遭到董事長斥責後垂頭喪氣地離席)
The salesman was forced to leave the office with his tail between his legs after he admitted telling a lie about his sales figures. (那位銷售員在承認謊報銷售數據後被迫夾著尾巴離職)
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英譯：
in/by dribs and drabs
例句：
The guests arrived in dribs and drabs. (賓客三三兩兩地到來)
The work had been coming in by dribs and drabs for several years. (幾年來，接到的活兒都是零零碎碎的)
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英譯：
the devil finds work for idle hands
例句：
“The devil finds work for idle hands” is what your mother says to you when she finds you watching television, rather than doing your homework! (當你母親發現你在看電視而不做功課時，她就會對你說「一閒生百邪」)
When Paul was young his parents warned him that the devil finds work for idle hands. (保羅年輕時，他父母親就告誡他，一閒生百邪，無聊起壞心)
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英譯：
let the grass grow under one’s feet
例句：
That man is never content to let the grass grow under his feet. (那名男子做事不喜歡拖拖拉拉、浪費時間)
I want this work done quickly, so don’t let the grass grow under your feet! (我要你快點把工作做好，別磨磨蹭蹭!)
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英譯：
an inside job
例句：
The bank robbery was an inside job. (這起銀行搶案是內神通外鬼)
There is a growing number of Americans who believe 9/11 was an inside job. (越來越多的美國人認為 911 恐怖攻擊事件是內神通外鬼)
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英譯：
flutter one’s eyelashes at
例句：
All through the meal his wife was fluttering her eyelashes at the man sitting at the next table. (在整個吃飯過程中，他的太太一直對鄰桌一名男子擠眉弄眼)
She even very often fluttered her eyelashes at me. How could I resist? (她甚至對我頻送秋波。我怎能抗拒呢?)
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