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1、black sheep (败家子；害群之马；无用之辈)
例如：He was the black sheep of the family.
2、bless one's (lucky) stars(额首称庆；谢天谢地；自庆幸运)
例如：He blessed his stars for his good luck.
3、brass farthing(无价值的东西，微乎其微的数量)
例如：It's not worth a brass farthing. I don't care a brass farthing.
４、bring home the bacon(成功；如愿以偿；得胜而归)
例如：Bringing home the bacon, our team was warmly welcomed by the socoer fans.
例如：Since I'm the one who brings home the bacon, I should help to decide how the money is spent.
5、build upon sand(基础不稳固)
例如：Olny the foolish man might build his house upon the sand.
6、burn the cankle at both ends(浪费精力；浪费钱财)
例如：You're burning the candle at both ends. A man cannot work night and day with impunity.
7、burn the midnight oil (开夜车；夜以继日；工作到深更半夜)
例如：His writings smelt of the lamp.
8、burn one's fingers (自找苦吃)
例如：It was too late for him to regret as he had burned his fingers.
9、burn one's boats/bridges (破釜沉舟，又进无退)
例如："That's done it." said Manby, tearing up the agreement."Now we're burned our boats behind us and we're no option but to go forward with the project.
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