Example： Mr Lin claims to have high principles, but he doesn't always act up to his proclaimed ethics.

　　2. Actions speak louder than words： what we do is more important than what we say. 行动胜于语言

　　Example： To prove that he is an honest person, Jim behaved himself. Actions speak louder than words.

　　3. Adapt oneself to something： make oneself suitable for something. 适应于

　　Example： When you go to a foreign land, you must adapt yourself to the new customs there.

　　4. Beat a （hasty）retreat： go away in a hurry. 仓皇撤退；匆匆走开

　　Example： When the rascals saw the policeman, they beat a retreat.

　　5. Beat about the bush：（in the negative）go round a subject instead of coming directly to the point. 拐弯抹角地说。

　　Example： If you have anything to say, go straight to the point. Don't beat about the bush.

　　6. Beat down （a price）： lower the price by bargaining. 降低某物价格

　　Example： Since $30 is too expensive, you can beat down the price as you wish.

　　7. Carry all / everything before someone： be completely successful.完全成功

　　Examples： 1. In school, Sam carried all before him.

　　2.The soldiers carried everything before them and gained the control of the place.

　　8. Defraud someone of something：deceive someone so as to get or keep something wrongly or illegally. 从某人处骗取某物

　　Example： The cashier defrauded the boss of thousands of dollars.

　　9. Defuse a situation：make the situation less harmful or dangerous. 缓和危急局面。

　　Example： The police chief succeeded in defusing the situation before any real trouble started.

　　10. Defy someone to do something： challenge someone to do something. 激某人做不愿做的事

　　Example： Since you are a brave man, I defy you to fight that bully.

　　11. Eat away something：destroy something by chemical action. 腐蚀

　　Example：The acid has eaten away the metal bit by bit.

　　12. Eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we die： We should enjoy ourselves while we can because life is uncertain. 生命无常应自我享受

　　Example： Life is full of imponderables. Hence, let's eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we die.

　　13. Eat humble pie： be more respectful or apologetic than one has been before. 赔礼

　　Example： If his wife excused herself, would he not make her eat humble pie again？

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