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con artist 骗人的老手
e.g. I dont trust car salesman as they are often con artists.
kick sth. = give up sth
e.g. I kicked smoking about 3 years ago.
shake sb down 算计某人
e.g. While we traval overseas the custom officials are always tring to shake us down for money
e.g. It is a shakedown. You want me to hire you!
spit it out=speak sth out quickly有话快说
before you now it=不知不觉地
e.g. You have already succeeded before you knew it.
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bad rap= recieve (unfair) critisism 口碑不好
e.g. Hes had a bad rap,but he is actually very nice in person.
big time 大牌人物,重量级人物
e.g. All the big time scorer player earn lots of money.
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come in handy=be useful派上用场
e.g. Save this box. It might come in handy later.
conk out=broken=stop working or functioning suddenly 东西突然坏掉了
e.g. My DVD player conks out everyday. I need to buy a new one.