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To have ants in your pants. For example:- There's a test tomorrow, and he can't concentrate or keep still. He looks like he's got ants in his pants. To be unable to keep still because you are very excited or worried about something. 坐立不安
To badger someone. For example:- Don't let people badger you into having a drink. To pester someone into doing something. 烦扰某人,打扰某人
Bark worse than bite. For example:- Oh don't worry, he's always shouting at people, but his bark is worse than his bite. Used to describe someone who makes threats but never carries them out. “会叫的狗不咬人”
Barking up the wrong tree. For example:- The government was barking up the wrong tree with their proposal to sell off the UK's forests. To make the wrong choice, or ask the wrong person. (Imagine Laika barking up a tree thinking there's a squirrel up there, but the squirrel has already run along the branches to another tree.) 找错人 了,搞错对象了,弄错了,大错特错
To be like a bear with a sore head. For example:- My husband is like a bear with a sore head before he gets his cup of tea in the To be in a bad mood. 脾气坏的,勃然大怒,粗暴的
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