Anyways, getting hit in the pocket means paying a price, losing money and getting hurt in the monetary sense, i.e.

Dawn and sunrise are two different things in English. Dawn begins when it starts to get light, before the sun appears. Sunrise starts when the first part of the sun can be seen at the horizon. 在英语中黎明 ...

学几个与“wait”、“sick”等相对应的习语表达 习语表达“hold your horses”可以表达相同的含义，但听起来更地道。“Sick”、“stay positive”、“take a nap” 相对应的习语表达是什么？

Got it? Yes. To be “rich by default” is to be rich without having to work for it. Now, that’s because a royal family, such as ...

“In the saddle” is similar to “in the driver’s seat”, the latter referring to the seat on which a driver of an automobile ...

Forcing someone’s hand is an expression that finds its origin in bridge, the card game. Here, “hand” refers to the cards a player holds in his HAND. Specifically, “hand” in “forced his hand” refers to ...

In our example here, “never in-your-face” means the exact opposite, i.e. never offensive.