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by a mile

- by a large amount; by a lot

We won that game by a mile! I think the final score was 10-1.

I missed the target by a mile that time.

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over the moon

- extremely happy; delighted；very pleased

They're going on holiday on Wednesday so they're all over the moon.

Wayne has had an unbelievable career and I thought it was a nice send-off for him. Everyone was over the moon for him.

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throw oneself into

- start to do (something) with enthusiasm and vigour

Florence threw herself into her work. She was indeed a shining example to all other nurses.

He threw himself into his music.

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turn away

- to refuse admittance or acceptance to；to send away，REJECT, DISMISS

The Garifuna were turned away from Belize three times by the British government before they were allowed to settle there in 1832.

Many shoppers turned away from products that were not environmentally friendly.

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vent one's anger

- voice one's anger 表达愤怒

Mom's been venting her anger to me for an hour already.

The police officers and security forces headed to parliament to vent their anger after meeting police authorities.

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white knuckle

- marked by, causing, or experiencing tense nervousness

a white-knuckle ride on a roller coaster.

a white-knuckle passenger.

a white knuckle period.

You've had white knuckles since you got served with divorce papers, are you going to be ok?

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make the cut

- to meet the requirements necessary for an application to be successful or to be selected from a group of candidates.

You might have an impressive resume, but you'll never make the cut if you don't have excellent interview skills.

Because of my poor grades in math, I ended up not making the cut for Harvard.

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fire （someone） up

- inflame with enthusiasm, anger, or another strong emotion

Her speech fired up the crowd in favor of her proposals.

I know our players are nervous about the big game, but it's our job as coaches to fire them up.

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Revise： squirrel away 藏匿

Lee Chi Wai, 30, had helped squirrel away $6.7 million in cash and 11kg of gold valued at $626,500 at his Sengkang flat.

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blow out

- to extinguish (a flame, candle, etc) or (of a flame, candle, etc) to become extinguished

I blew out the candle.

The candles blew out.