126 (A) what brings you here (B) idel away

Ross What brings you here? 什麼風把你吹來? Hi, Ben. What brings you here. Come on in and have a seat. 嗨Ben，什麼風把你吹來的? 快請進 也可用在"不速之客"來時，但口氣不同 idle away 閒混/浪費 Lot of students idle the hours away watching TV. 很多學生把時間浪費在看電視上 He idled away his entire vacation. 他把整個假期都浪費掉了。

Ben What brings you here? 什麼風把你吹來? Long time no see! What brings you here? 好久不見！什麼風把你吹來？ idle away 閒混/浪費 She idled the afternoon away and then went to a party. 她混了一下午，然後就去跑趴了。

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125 (A) on one's way out (B) fix up

Ross on one's way out 正要出門去/退流行 I am on my way out, wait for me 我正要出去，等等我 The fur coat is on its way out in the fashion world. 毛皮大衣在時裝界己經漸漸流行了 fix up 修理/安排 Do you want me to fix you up on a blind date? 需不需要我幫你安排個相親約會? Don't worry, I'll fix you up with a place to stay 別擔心，我會幫你安排住處

Ben on one's way out 正要出門去/退流行 I'm on my way out now. See you later. 我正要出門去，待會見。 Is "the big bang theory" on the way out? the big bang theory 退流行了嗎？ Suggestion: You do not have to include "now" after using "on my way out." But either way works. fix up 修理/安排 A: So when do I get to meet them?' B: Tomorrow, if I can fix it up. A: 明天我何時和他們碰面？ B: 明天，如果我能安排好的話。 Suggestion: "Fix" and "set" can be used interchangeably in these idioms. "Fix" gernerally has a positive connotation, while "set" has a neutal connotation. As far as I know, a "fix up" is when you secretly try to get two other people to meet, generally one-on-one or as a date. So if person A is trying to "fix up" person B, then person B would not know that it is a "fix up." I do not know if "fix up" can be used as a verb. It certainly can be used as a noun, as I mentioned above. As a verb, you would not say "fix it up" because "it" would be referring to the (noun) "fix up." You should pick one, noun or verb. So, person B would say "Tomorrow, if I can fix you (person A OR person A and 'them') up. As a noun, person B might say something like: "I'm trying to get/set the fix up tomorrow."

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124 (A) abut against (B) play the best of five

Ross abut against/on 緊靠or鄰接 Their farm abuts on ours. 他們的農場和我們的農場相連 Their house abut against the hill. 他們的房子緊靠著山丘 play the best of five 五戰三勝 The rule of the final is playing the best of five, let's do it. 決賽的規則是五戰三勝制，開始吧

Ben abut against/on 緊靠or鄰接 Our community abuts on their farm. Suggestion: I've never heard "abuts on," but "abuts against" is one I've heard. I have also heard "butts against." 我們的社區緊靠他們的農場。 play the best of five 五戰三勝 They will play the best of five series for the championship. Suggestion: You can play "the best of five" or you can play "A best of five series." An alternative may be to play "the first to three" (same as best of five).

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123 (A) stand sb up (B) tie the knot

Ross stand sb up 爽約or放某人鴿子 If Bob has stood me up, I'll never talk to him again. 如果Bob放我鴿子，我就再也不跟他說話了 tie the knot 結婚(口) Joe and Sue will tie the knot at the end of this year. Joe及Sue將在今年年底結婚

Ben stand sb up 爽約or放某人鴿子 I didn't mean to stand you up. 我不是故意要放你鴿子的。 tie the knot 結婚(口) They finally tied the knot. 他們終於結婚了。

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122 (A) bygones (B) I don't buy that

Ross bygones 往事/過去恩怨 Keep saying won't help. Let bygones be bygones. 多說無益，過去的事就讓它過去吧， I don't buy that. 我不相信/我不吃這套 A: Peter said he is the best of best. Peter說他是最好的 B: I don't buy that. 我才不信呢

Ben bygones 往事/過去恩怨 Why don't you put all that bad feeling behind you and let bygones be bygones? 為什麼你不忘掉那些不愉快，過去讓它過去呢？ Suggestion: Why don't you put all those bad feelings behind you and let bygones be bygones? I don't buy that. 我不相信/我不吃這套 A: Did you hear the latest urban myth? B: Yes, I heard that but I didn't buy that. A: 你有聽過最新的都市傳說嗎？ B: 我有聽過但我不相信。 Suggestion 1: "I don't buy that" is almost always kept in the present tense. It is also used to express skepticism more than disbelief. Here is an example using your format: A: Did you hear about the three-foot cockroach that ate the housewife in New Jersey? B: I don't buy that. Three feet? Really? A derivative that is used for past tense is "I didn't buy that for one second" (or "minute," or "moment," or any small unit of time). Example: A: Did you hear about the three-foot cockroach that ate the housewife in New Jersey? B: Yes, but I didn't buy that for one nano-second. Cockroaches can't get that big. Suggestion 2: A: Did you hear the latest urban myth? B: Yes, I heard it but I don't buy it.

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