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回头客
Old customer

【注音】huí tóu kè
【解释】因对服务感到满意而再次光临的顾客。
Hui tou ke are those who visit again because of good service.
【例子】
例:不要希望火车站旁边的餐馆有什么好的服务,因为他们那儿客流量大得很,他们不需要什么回头客。
Ex.:Don’t expect any good service at restaurants near the railway station, because they have too many visitors. They don’t care for having any old customers.
 

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厚脸皮(脸皮厚)

【注音】hòu liǎn pí (liǎn pí hòu)
【解释】不讲理或不顾羞耻。
Being unreasonable or shameless.
【例子】
例:别人不愿意帮这个忙,就别再去求别人了,不要那么厚脸皮了。

Ex.:As they’re unwilling to help, then don’t be so humble and shameless to beg.
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后悔药
Medicine for regret

【注音】hòu huǐ yào
【解释】后悔药就是治疗后悔的药,那种药一定不是滋味,而且或者根本就没有这种药。难怪人们又说:“后悔药哪儿买去呀?”方子就是别做让自己后悔的事。
This medicine must taste awful if it’s really in existence. No wonder people would say “There’s nowhere to buy medicine for regret.” So the only recipe is never to do anything you may regret one day.

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喝西北风
【注音】hē xī běi fēng
【解释】饿肚子,没吃的。
Nothing to eat, got hungry.
【例子】
例:爸爸吃饭的时候说:“不能总是因为家里的事儿影响我的工作,这么大一家子,就靠我一个人的工资吃饭,如果我失业了,大家喝西北风去呀?”
Ex.:On the dinner table father said:“I shouldn’t be bothered with too many domestic affairs. Such a big family all live on my own salary, in case I was jobless, what will we eat?”
 

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给……点儿颜色看看
【注音】gěi…diǎnr yán sè kàn kan
【解释】用比较厉害的脸色或者行为对付别人。
Teach someone a lesson with severe countenance or action.
【例子】
例:不给他点儿颜色看看,他还以为我们是容易欺负的呢。
Ex.:If we don’t teach him a lesson, he would think that we can be bullied at his will.
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干瞪眼
【注音】gān dèng yǎn
【解释】瞪大眼睛看着某件你不愿意看见的事情发生,无能为力。
Something you don’t want to see it happen happened, and all you can do is just standing by helplessly and looking on in despair with your eyes wide open.
【例子】
例:看着儿子没出息,尽惹麻烦,爸爸妈妈干瞪眼,没有办法。
Ex.:Their son is such a trouble-maker with no prospect. As parents, they can do nothing but grieve.
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