英文：luck out (v.)
說明：luck out 為一片語動詞 (phrasal verb)。
例句：
- You really lucked out avoiding jail time. (你真走運，避免了牢獄之災)
- The US economy lucked out for most of the decade. (美國經濟在這十年的大部分時間都鴻運當頭、福星高照)
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標籤: 動詞
放心
英文：rest assured (v.)
說明：常用於祈使句，其句型為 Rest assured that/You can rest assured that + 名詞子句，其中 assured 為形容詞，意為「有把握的；自信的；肯定的」。
例句：
- You can rest assured (= Rest assured) that your daughter will be happy here. (你可以放心，你女兒在這裡會快樂的)
- You can rest assured (= Rest assured) that we will do our best. (請放心，我們會盡最大努力)
- You can rest assured (= Rest assured) that those guys won’t bother you again. (你放心好了，那些傢伙不會再打擾你)
naggle
(動詞) 找碴式地嘮叨、碎碎唸、糾纏不休。
- My wife naggled me to death after I didn’t come home last night. (我昨晚沒有回家之後，我太太就找碴式地碎碎唸，把我煩死了)
裝傻；裝瘋賣傻
英文：act/play the goat (v.)
說明：act the goat 比 play the goat 來得常見許多。
例句：
- Stop acting the goat! (別裝傻了！ / 別裝瘋賣傻了！)
- Allen is always acting the goat; I never know when to take him seriously. (艾倫老是裝瘋賣傻；我根本不知道什麼時候才能把他當真)
needle
(動詞) (用言語) 刺激，激怒。
- John is always needling his younger brother. (約翰老是用言語刺激他的弟弟)
- The teacher got needled by Sophia. (老師被蘇菲雅激怒了)
及時行樂
英文：eat, drink, and be merry (v.)
說明：這成語的完整寫法是 eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die，但一般都簡要地寫成 eat, drink, and be merry (亦可寫成 to eat, to drink, and to be merry)。這成語出自聖經中的傳道書 (Ecclesiastes)：A man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry. (人在太陽底下，莫強如吃喝歡樂)。
例句：
- Bill: No cake for me, thank you. I’m on a diet. (比爾：我不要蛋糕，謝謝。我正在節食)
Amy: But, Bill, this is a birthday party. Eat, drink, and be merry! (艾美：但是，比爾，這是生日派對。及時行樂吧！) - Nina encouraged all her guests to eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die. (妮娜鼓勵她的所有客人要及時行樂，因為我們明天就死了)
盡地主之誼
英文：do the honors (v.)
說明：盡地主之誼包括供應餐飲、招待用餐、招呼和介紹客人等。
例句：
- Jack, I need to go into the kitchen for a moment, so why don’t you do the honors and get Susan a drink? (傑克，我需要進去廚房一下，所以你何不盡一下地主之誼，給蘇珊弄點喝的呢？)
- You do the honors and pour out the tea while I bring in the cakes. (你盡一下地主之誼，給客人倒茶，我去把糕餅拿來)
- He was asked to do the honors during his best friend’s wedding. (在他最要好朋友的婚禮上，他被請求招待賓客)
耍花樣
英文：get cute (v.)
說明：“get cute with someone” 意為「跟某人耍花樣」。
例句：
- Don’t get cute! (別耍花樣！)
- Don’t get cute with me, young man! (別跟我耍花樣，年輕人！)
bash
(動詞) 批評；抨擊。
- Why do you bash my beliefs? (你為何批評我的信仰呢?)
(名詞) 聚會；慶祝活動。
- It was quite a bash. (那是一場相當盛大的慶祝活動)
貴人多忘事
英文：have a memory/mind/head like a sieve (v.)
說明：sieve 意為「篩子」。若記憶力如篩子，則會露洩或漏光，引申為記性極差，非常健忘，即「貴人多忘事」。
例句：
- I was introduced to the manager twice, but I still cannot remember his name－I’ve got a memory like a sieve. (我曾兩次被介紹跟這位經理認識，但我仍記不住他的名字 － 我真是貴人多忘事)
- I’ve never known anyone so forgetful－she’s got a mind like a sieve. (我還沒見過這麼健忘的人 － 她的記性真差)