English to Chinese glossary of translations - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings terms

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a loose cannon	捉摸不透	Han Li
a soft touch	一个软心肠的人	(Non-member)
anemic translations	缺乏造血能力的翻译	Wenjer Leuschel
ankle biter; rug rat	跟腿的小小孩	Wenjer Leuschel
asymptotically	极力渐近	Wenjer Leuschel
bolshie	蓄意不合作的，不灵活的，固执的	Han Li
common as muck	FYI: 非常普通的	(Non-member)
disparate stages	截然不同的阶段	Wenjer Leuschel
epiphany	灵光一现	Wenjer Leuschel
fed up	受够了	Wenjer Leuschel
filthy rich	一身铜臭味	Wenjer Leuschel
fun and mystifying thing	既有趣又令人迷惑的事	Wenjer Leuschel
gas-guzzler; gas-guzzling	油老虎	(Non-member)
greens	青菜,蔬菜	(Non-member)
Happy Easter	复活节快乐	(Non-member)
Hip, hip hooray!	欢呼声（例：嘿，嘿，万岁！）	(Non-member)
hone	磨利	Wenjer Leuschel
in as many days	在同样天数（/时间）内	(Non-member)
ineffable	无以形容	Wenjer Leuschel
knackered	精疲力尽 (Exhausted/worn out. Coming from "knackers yard", where horses go at the end of their days.	(Non-member)

let one's hair down	放松, 不拘束, 不戒备（具体怎么翻，要看文章具体语境。）	(Non-member)
no obligation advice	義務忠告	(Non-member)
obnoxious text basher	令人不舒服的文字砍手儿	Wenjer Leuschel
obscure conjugations	细微难辨的词形变化	Wenjer Leuschel
philias and phobias	好恶	Wenjer Leuschel
picking one's brains	借腦子用用 / 分享吓心得	(Non-member)
poppet/sweetie	宝宝，宝贝	Han Li
prescribed identity	规定了的身份	Bin Tiede
season's greetings	节日的问候	(Non-member)
shonky	诡异(可疑)的	Wenjer Leuschel
Skite! Skite! Your pants are too tight!	吹牛!	(Non-member)
sprog	［英俚］小孩儿，＝child	(Non-member)
Supposed Confucious quotes	据传为恐夫子言论	Wenjer Leuschel
the four horses of the apocalypse	war, famine, pestilence and death => traditional scourges of mankind	(Non-member)
the world at large	世间万物	Wenjer Leuschel
to be good for you	对你有益	Wenjer Leuschel
to be gutted	[英口语] 十分震惊的，或极度失望的＝ very shocked or disappointed	(Non-member)
to get hitched	结婚（[informal] = to get married）	(Non-member)
to give someone the flick	扫地出门 or 弃之如屣	(Non-member)
to go down the gurgler	打水漂	(Non-member)

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