okes Idiom, Proverb

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yokes

muscles; to get your yokes on means to put on muscle

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play jokes on

make sb．the victim of a trick or joke；make fun of和…开玩笑
Mark Twain liked very much to tell funny stories and he also liked to play jokes on his friends．马克·吐温很喜欢讲有趣的故事，他也喜欢开朋友的玩笑。
Though he knew they were playing tricks on him， he pretended not to notice it．他心里明白他们是在捉弄他，但他佯装不知。

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play jokes/tricks on

make sb．the victim of a trick or joke；make fun of和…开玩笑
Mark Twain liked very much to tell funny stories and he also liked to play jokes on his friends．马克·吐温很喜欢讲有趣的故事，他也喜欢开朋友的玩笑。
Though he knew they were playing tricks on him， he pretended not to notice it．他心里明白他们是在捉弄他，但他佯装不知。

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Broad strokes

If something is described or defined with broad stokes, then only an outline is given, without fine details.

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Different strokes for different folks

(USA) This idiom means that different people do things in different ways that suit them.

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Little strokes fell great oaks

Meaning even though something may seem impossible, if you break it up into small parts and take one step at a time, you will succeed.

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Smokestack industry

Heavy industries like iron and steel production, especially if they produce a lot of pollution, are smokestack industries.