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give credit (to)

1．believe that sb．possesses；credit with 相信；信以为真
Few of us gave credit to his story．我们中间没什么人相信他讲的话。
Do you give credit to his story of what happened？你对他讲的所发生的事情相信吗？
2．give recognition，praise，approval（对某事）给予承认、称赞或赞许
The credit for the success of the English Speech Contest should be given to the teacher who organized it．成功地组织这次英语演讲的老师应该受到称赞。
One must give credit where it is due．该称赞的就应该称赞。
I gave you credit for being more sensible；but you are less sensible than I thought．我过去赞扬你很懂事，但是我未料到你不象我想象的那样懂事。

in debt (to)

owing欠…的债
He is in debt to all his friends．他欠所有朋友的债。
He is heavily in debt．他债台高筑。

on one's way (to)

on the way to在（赴…的）途中
I'll buy some apples on my way home．在回家的路上我要买些苹果。

pull in (to)

1．arrive到达
The lorry driver pulled into the side of the road to get a cup of tea．卡车司机把车子停靠在路边去喝杯茶。
The train from Edinburgh pulled in five minutes late．从爱丁堡开出的列车晚点5分钟进站。
2．seize（a possible criminal）抓获（嫌疑犯）
The police pulled those youths in for questioning after the robbery．抢劫案发生后，警察把这些年轻人拘留起来审问。
3．attract吸引
The Beatles always pulled in enormous crowds．甲壳虫乐队总是吸引成千上万的人。
They need to have a high rate of interest in order to pull in money from investors．他们需要高利率来诱使投资者投入资金。
4．reduce one's expenses；restrain 紧缩开支；限制
You must pull in now，or you'll be asking for trouble．你应当节约，不然你会自找麻烦。
5．earn挣得
He pulls in quite a lot as a milkman．他当牛奶工挣了不少钱。
They're pulling in a lot of overtime on that job．他们做那工作得了很多加班费。

say no (to)

not agree；refuse 不同意；拒绝
You can ask him but he'll most probably say no．你可以去征求他的意见，但他很可能不会说什么。
His mother never said no to any re quest the child might make．这孩子的母亲从没拒绝过他提出的要求。

wise up (to)

finally understand what is really going on after a period of ignorance；become or make aware恍然大悟；识破；使看透
Joe immediately quit his job when he wised up to what was really going on．乔得知底细后马上辞职不干了。
His mother tried to wise him up about the company he kept，but he wouldn't listen to her．他母亲想提醒他弄清他交的朋友的底细，但他听不进她的话。

method in (to) one's madness|madness|method|method

n. phr. A plan or organization of ideas hard to perceive at first, but that becomes noticeable after longer and closer examination. We thought he was crazy to threaten to resign from the university but, when he was offered a tenured full professorship, we realized that there had been method in his madness.

for all intents and purposes

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for all intents and purposes

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