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29. a straight face :
30. at/ on the double :
31. at the eleventh hour :
32. by heart :
33. by leaps and bounds :
34. catch (someone) red- catch someone in the middle of doing something
handed :
35. forty winks 眨眼 :
36. get/have cold feet :
37. give a big hand :
do not laugh and look serious
-Mr Lim always keeps a straight face he
doesn’t even smile when watching a comedy
喜剧.
quickly, hurrying 迅速
-They are working on the project at the double to
meet the deadline.
at the last minute, just in time
-Jia Hao woke up late this morning but he
managed 应付 to catch his school bus at the
eleventh hour.
to remember or memorise something 能背诵
-Every pupil is required to learn a poem by heart
and recite it to the class.
very quickly 突飞猛进
-After the operation, the patient’s health is
improving by leaps and bounds.
wrong. 当场抓住
-The thief was caught red-handed breaking into a
car.
a short sleep during the day 小睡
-My grandmother usually has forty winks after
having lunch.
become nervous suddenly 临阵胆怯
-He got cold feet when it was his turn to make a
speech.
to clap
-The audience gave a big hand to the band at the
end of the concert.