1. Chicken scratch
I can barely read his chicken-scratched handwriting.
是指像鸡爪子划拉一样的字迹，还挺形象的，和中文里的表达很像
2. 今日词汇 【Crack】
Verb用法
1. to break without dividing into separate parts.
exm: The ice cracked as soon as I stepped onto it, I definitely need to lose weight.
exm: My lips will be dry and cracked in the winter, I think a lipstick will help a lot.
2. to break open or into pieces
exm: The baby's face finally cracked into smile when she saw her mom.
exm: You can crack the walnut by hammer, instead of your fist.
exm: How much hit a stone can bear before it cracked?
exm: It's really dangerous when a chunk of cliff cracked off in the storm.
exm: How to make a sunny-side egg? Just crack the egg into a pan, and frying with a simmer, till the yolk become half solid.
3. to hit sth/sb with a short hard blow
exm: It's easy to crack your head in a loft/attic, which has a low ceiling.
4. to make a sharp sound
exm: He cracked his whip and galloped away.
5. if your voice cracks, it changes depth, volume, etc. suddenly and in a way that you cannot control
exm: In a voice cracking with emotion, the old man told us he haven't eaten anything for two days.
6. to no longer be able to function normally because of pressure
exm: Because of COVID-19, the whole globe is under quarantine, worrying about the epidemic and staying home for a long time, people are getting cracking and anxious. Hope the world will be fixed really really soon.
7. to find the solution to a problem, etc.; find the way to do sth difficult
exm: In the war time, it's normal and important to crack the enemy's code.
exm: I plan to spend three years in the gaming industry until get it cracked. I can do it!
8. crack a bottle
exm: Let's crack a bottle of champagne to celebrate our five years anniversary.
10. crack a joke
exm: I usually crack a joke to cheer up everybody at the beginning of my speech.
IDIOMS
1. get cracking: to begin immediately and work quickly.
SYN= get going
exm: Think twice before get cracking.
2. not all, everything, etc. sb's cracked up to be: not as good as people say
exm: My English is not all good as I cracked up to be.
