To flake, to not do something you were suppose to do.
> "I was supposed to be at work today but I decided to buck."

【句子对照】 He doesn't care about you -- all he wants is to make a quick buck. 他跟本就不关心你,而他所关心的是马上挣钱。 【关键俚语】 quick buck 英:Fast and easy profit; money made in a short period of time. 中:马上得到的利润或金钱

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pass the buck的意思是“把责任推给另一个人”。它的起源和poker game(纸牌游戏)有关。这里有什么故事?让我们来看个究竟吧。 据说,在19世纪的纸牌戏中

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By Katherine Cole Washington 06 August 2007 It's been said that the mark of a great artist is the apparent ease with which they perform their craft. In country music, few have ever made it look easier than the Buck Owens and his band, The Buckaroos.

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1. big bucks=a lot of money 比如:He owed me big bucks. 他欠我很多钱。 2. make a fast buck:一下子赚得一笔钱(通常指不义之财) He made a fast buck by smuggling. 他通过走私一下子挣了不少钱。 3. feel/look a mil

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Learn a word 今天我们要学的一个词组是Big bucks, Big b i g, bucks, b u c k s. big bucks 意思是很多很多的钱。比如:Delta UPS paid big bucks to sponsored in New York fashion week. 他说Delta UPS,一个是航空公司,一个是

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我们上次讲了几个来自扑克牌桌的习惯用语。今天我们还要讲几个。第一个是:pass the buck。 Buck原意是雄鹿,但是这里指刀柄是鹿角做成的猎刀。 在早年美国西部这种猎刀几乎人手一把。牌桌

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