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putting out fires 解决很多小的问题

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短语 putting out fires 通常指在工作环境中解决很多小的问题,问题虽小,但很棘手,需要在恶化前快速解决。

例句

Sorry I didn't have time to meet you for lunch today. I was busy at work all day putting out fires.

Sometimes it feels like you get nothing done in the office - you need to spend the whole day putting out fires.

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短语 to get on like a house on fire 字面意思是“相处就像房子着火”,实际用来形容两个人一拍即和、一见如故,关系处得很好。

例句

Phoebe and Alice get on like a house on fire. They share exactly the same sense of humour and are always joking and laughing together.

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