1．付好处费 pay off
他说我们必须先付给他一笔好处费，他才会带我们去见那位部长。
He said that he wouldn’t take us to see the minister until we had paid him off.
2.把衣服穿反了 wear…inside out
3. 山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。the cat’s away, the mice will play
老板出差了，他可以指手画脚的.指挥别人了。山中无老虎，猴子称霸王嘛。
The boss is away on business so he could finger others around in the office. This is when the cat’s away, the mice will play.
4. 跟某人开个玩笑 give someone a ribbing
我只是跟她开个玩笑，可她却当真了
I only gave her a ribbing, but she took it seriously.
5. 拿别人开心 to rib someone
为什么你总拿别人开心呢？要是别人拿你开心你又会有什么感受？
Why should you always like to rib others? What if others do the same to you?
6.同甘苦，共患难 share weal and woe
结婚前他发誓说要和我同甘苦，共患难的，可是在我病危之际他却抛弃了我。
Before getting married, he swore that he would share weal and woe with me but now, he abandoned me at a time when my health is threatening my life.
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