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vent one's anger

- voice one's anger 表达愤怒

Mom's been venting her anger to me for an hour already.

The police officers and security forces headed to parliament to vent their anger after meeting police authorities.

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white knuckle

- marked by, causing, or experiencing tense nervousness

a white-knuckle ride on a roller coaster.

a white-knuckle passenger.

a white knuckle period.

You've had white knuckles since you got served with divorce papers, are you going to be ok?

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make the cut

- to meet the requirements necessary for an application to be successful or to be selected from a group of candidates.

You might have an impressive resume, but you'll never make the cut if you don't have excellent interview skills.

Because of my poor grades in math, I ended up not making the cut for Harvard.

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fire （someone） up

- inflame with enthusiasm, anger, or another strong emotion

Her speech fired up the crowd in favor of her proposals.

I know our players are nervous about the big game, but it's our job as coaches to fire them up.

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Revise： squirrel away 藏匿

Lee Chi Wai, 30, had helped squirrel away $6.7 million in cash and 11kg of gold valued at $626,500 at his Sengkang flat.

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blow out

- to extinguish (a flame, candle, etc) or (of a flame, candle, etc) to become extinguished

I blew out the candle.

The candles blew out.

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stamp out

- end or extinguish by forceful means

Stamp out a fire.

Stamp out poverty!

Campaigners say new laws going through Parliament will not go far enough to stamp out all hidden fees and charges for renters.

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go off

- (of a gun, bomb, volcano，etc.) explode or fire a bullet

The pistol suddenly went off.

The smoke was so intense，it was like a volcano had gone off.

The deer ran away just before the hunter's gun went off.

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set in

- （of sth unpleasant or unwelcome）begin and seem likely to continue

The rain looks as if it has set in for the rest of the day.

Despair seems to set in among the team.

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be passed over for

- to not give someone a better job, choosing instead someone who is younger or has less experience

Bill was upset about being passed over for the marketing job.

She claimed she was repeatedly passed over for promotion.