Day 41 - 10th April 10, 2021
Run by – 就……请教(某人)
Can I run an idea by you?
我可以问你对一个观点的看法吗?
Old flame – 旧情人
Lisa is not an old flame – we have always been nothing more than good friends.
丽莎不是旧情人——我们一直都是好朋友而已。
Jump/leap to conclusions – 妄下结论
Pat had a tendency to jump to conclusions before examining all the evidence.
派特常会 在仔细检查所有证据前妄下结论。
Funny business – 偷鸡摸狗的事
Before I sign this document, I want to confirm that no funny business is going on here.
在我签署这份文件之前,我想要确认没有任何非法的事。
Mary, can I run something by you? May I have coffee Sunday afternoon with an old friend I bumped into?
Hmm, is this old friend an old flame as well?
Honey, there’s no need to jump to conclusions.
I’m just making sure there’s no funny business going on here.
I last saw her when we were about ten years old, and we haven’t kept in touch over the years.
Ok, have fun then. I’ll take the kids to a movie.