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someone's pronoun [UK: ˈsəˌm.wənz] [US: ˈsəˌm.wənz] | 某人的 /mǒurén de/pronoun |
apple of someone's eye (favourite, a particular preference, or a loved one) noun [UK: ˈæp.l̩ əv ˈsəˌm.wənz aɪ] [US: ˈæp.l̩ əv ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈaɪ] | 心肝寶貝noun |
box someone's ears (slap on the side of the head) verb | 打耳光 /dǎ ěrguāng/verb |
break someone's heart (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) verb | |
breathe down someone's neck (to follow or supervise too closely) verb | 密切监视某人 /mìqiè jiānshì mǒurén/verb 密切監視某人verb 紧盯着某人 /jǐn dīng zhe mǒurén/verb 緊盯著某人verb |
cat got someone's tongue (why are you not saying anything?) phrase | 你成了哑巴了吗? /nǐ chéng le yǎba le ma?/phrase 你成了啞巴了嗎?phrase |
change someone's mind (to convince someone to make a decision) verb | shuìfú/verb 說服verb 说服 /shuōfúverb |
come to someone's aid (to assist and rescue someone) verb | 帮助 /bāngzhù/verb 幫助verb 救援 /jiùyuán/verb |
fix someone's wagon (punish) verb | 給...點兒顏色看verb |
get on someone's case (lecture, berate or complain to somebody) verb | 找岔子 /zhǎo chàzi/verb 挑剔 /tiāoti/verb 挑錯verb 挑错 /tiāocuò/verb |
have someone's back (be prepared and willing to support or defend someone) verb | 支持 /zhīchí/verb |
in someone's debt (very grateful for something) preposition | 欠某人人情 /qiàn mǒurén rénqíng/preposition |
make someone's blood boil (cause a person to feel angry) verb | |
music to someone's ears (good news; pleasing sound or expression) noun [UK: ˈmjuː.zɪk tuː ˈsəˌm.wənz ɪəz] [US: ˈmjuː.zɪk ˈtuː ˈsəˌm.wənz ˈɪrz] | 令人满意的消息 /lìngrén mǎnyì de xiāoxi/noun 令人滿意的消息noun 佳音 /jiāyīn/noun 像音乐一样悦耳 /xiàng yīnyuè yīyàng yuè'ěr/noun 像音樂一樣悅耳noun |
none of someone's business (matter that someone is not entitled to be involved in) noun | 不關...的事noun 关...什么事 /guān...shénme shì/noun 關...什麼事noun 關...屁事noun |
on someone's mind (preoccupying someone) preposition | 在……的脑海里 /zài... de nǎohǎi lǐ/preposition 在……的腦海裡preposition |
pull someone's leg (to tease someone) verb | 嘲弄 /cháonòng/verb |