ill me in 告诉某人;让某人了解一些状况
A: Really? You and Scott got married? Fill me in. It’s been five years.
A: 真的吗?你和[font=Times New Roman]Scott结婚了?告诉我是怎么回事，都已经五年了。
B: Scott is a wonderful man.
B: 他是一个很好的人。
fill in 替补
A: Justin gave me a call. He can’t come in.
A: Justin打电话给我。他不能来了。
B: Anybody fill in for him?
B: 有人代他吗?
dirty work 卑鄙的工作;讨厌的工作
A: All right. You go ahead. And sign this paper. I’ll do the dirty work.
A: 好吧，你就把这份文件签了，剩下来的麻烦事就交给我了。
B: Sounds good to me.
B: 听起来不错。
lame 差劲的
A: How about that movie?
A: 那部电影如何?
B: It’s so lame.
B: 太差劲了!
pull one’s leg 开玩笑
A: Did Richard really go abroad?
A: Richard真的出过国?
B: No way. He just pulled your leg. Did you believe him?
B: 哪有可能!他只是跟你开玩笑。你还当真啊?
shake a leg 赶快
A: Something is on sale today?
A: 有东西在打折吗?