Proverbs & Idioms
a big fish in a small pond
大才小用
Tom is a big fish in a small pond. You need to force him to do something more challenging.
湯姆真的是大才小用。你要強(qiáng)迫他做一些有挑戰(zhàn)性的事情。
squirrel something away
偷藏東西
My father sometimes squirrels some money away before he gives his salary to my mom.
我爸爸有時(shí)會(huì)在將薪水交給我媽媽之前偷藏私房錢。
a stool pigeon
密探
那位警察有個(gè)密探。這就是為什么他總有第一手消息的原因。
be somebody's pigeon
負(fù)責(zé)人
Accounting is not my pigeon. You should find Jack.
會(huì)計(jì)不是我負(fù)責(zé)的。你要找杰克
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