throw yourself at +
向 (某人) 獻媚;勾引 (某人)
Tom threw himself at Cindy but she wasn’t interested. (湯姆勾引辛蒂,但她沒興趣)
throw yourself into +
投身於;積極從事
She’s thrown herself into this new job. (她已積極地將心力投入這份新工作)
tick along
(美) (生意、工作或系統幾乎沒有進展地) 緩慢進行 (英式英語為 tick over)
We’ll be able to keep things ticking along in the office until the boss gets back. (在老闆回來之前我們能夠維持辦公室工作基本運作)
The company ticked along while she was away on holiday. (她休假不在時,公司的事情幾乎都沒有進展)
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