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credit where it's due,
to give credit where it's due exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (expressing reluctant praise) | 该赞扬还得赞扬，这点还是要承认
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| | She wasn't the nicest boss, but credit where it's due, she did increase profits. |
| for what it's worth advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | informal (in my opinion) | 不管怎么说
bù guǎn zěn me shuō |
| | | 在我看来
zài wǒ kàn lái |
| | I know you won't change, but for what it's worth, I think that skirt looks awful on you. |
Good job,
It's a good job interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | UK, informal (it is fortunate) | 幸运的是，幸好
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| | Good job you remembered your umbrella! |
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good thing,
it's a good thing exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | informal (just as well, fortunately) | 幸好
xìng hǎo |
| | | 还好
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| | | 幸亏
xìng kuī |
| | Someone drove into the back of my car yesterday; good thing I'm insured! |
It is all for the best,
It's all for the best exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (outcome is beneficial) | 这是最好的结果
zhè shì zuì hǎo de jié guǒ |
| | I lost my job, but it's all for the best since now I can start a business, just like I always wanted. |
| It's a fair distance exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | informal (It's quite a long way.) | 相当远
xiāng dāng yuǎn |
| it's a free country | informal (an individual can do what he or she wishes) (非正式用语) | 这是一个自由的国家
zhè shì yí gè zì yóu de guó jiā |
| | I can eat with my fingers if I want to; it's a free country! |
| it's a given exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (it's a fact) | 我同意
wǒ tóng yì |
| | | 这是既定事实
zhè shì jì dìng shì shí |
| | There is going to be a big line-up for tickets: it's a given. It's a given that junk food is not good for your health. |
| it's a piece of cake | informal (it's very easy) (非正式用语) | 小菜一碟
xiǎo cài yì dié |
| | I don't think that arithmetic problem is difficult . It's a piece of cake! |
| It's about time interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | informal (impatience) | 是时候…
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| | It's about time you returned my book! |
| It's about time! interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | informal (impatience) | 是时候了！
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| | "I'm going to apply for a job." "It's about time!" |
| It's all the same to me exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | informal (I have no preference.) | 对我来说都一样
duì wǒ lái shuō dōu yí yàng |
| | You can stay or leave; it's all the same to me. |
| it's been a long time exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (a lot of time has passed) | 已经过了很久了
yǐ jīng guò le hěn jiǔ le |
| | It's been a long time since I last saw him. |
| it's been ages since preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | (it's been a very long time since) | 从…以来已经过了很久了
cóng … yǐ lái yǐ jīng guò le hěn jiǔ le |
| | It's been ages since we all sat down together. |
| it's child's play exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (it's extremely easy) | 太简单了
tài jiǎn dān le |
| | | 这件事无关紧要
zhè jiàn shì wú guān jǐn yào |
| | It's so easy to do -- it's child's play, really. |
| it's childishly simple exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | informal (it's extremely easy) (非正式用语) | 这像小孩子做游戏一样简单，跟小孩子过家家似的
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| | | 三岁小孩都会做
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it's early days,
it's still early days,
it's early days yet exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | informal, UK (situation may change) | 为时过早
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| | | 言之过早
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| It's high time exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | informal (urgency) (表示不能再拖延了) | 是必须做…的时候了
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| | It's high time I went to the doctor; I've postponed it four times. It's high time you found a job. |
| it's inconceivable | informal (it's unthinkable or impossible) (非正式用语) | 这是不可想象的
zhè shì bù kě xiǎng xiàng de |
| | It's inconceivable that he will fail his exams after all the work he's done. |
It's none too soon,
it is none too soon exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | informal (it is overdue) | 一点也不早
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| | | 有点晚了
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| | It seems like spring has finally arrived, and it is none too soon for me. |
| it's not easy | informal (it's difficult) (非正式用语) | 这不容易
zhè bù róng yì |
| | It's not easy to find a partner in this day and age. |
| it's nothing exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | informal (it is not important) | 没什么
méi shén me |
| | "What's the problem?" "Oh, it's nothing." |
| it's over interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | informal (it has finished) (非正式用语) | 结束了，完了
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| it's pouring down | informal (it's raining heavily) (非正式用语) | 下着瓢泼大雨，下着倾盆大雨
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| | I'm not going to walk the dog right now, it's pouring down; I'll do it later on. |
| It's the gospel truth exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | figurative, informal (it's the absolute truth) | 这是绝对真理
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| | He can make nonsense sound as if it's the gospel truth. |
| It's up to you. interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | informal (it is your decision) | 由你来定
yóu nǐ lái dìng |
| | | 你说了算
nǐ shuō le suàn |
| | We can get Mexican or Chinese food tonight - it's up to you. |
| it's no use doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (it is pointless) | 没有帮助的
méi yǒu bāng zhù de |
| | | 没有用的
méi yǒu yòng de |
| | | 没有用的
méi yǒu yòng de |
| | It's no use calling out his name, he can't hear you any more. |
That's a wrap,
It's a wrap! interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | figurative, slang (the job is finished) | 完成
wán chéng |
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shōu gōng |
| | | 完工
wán gōng |
| | "That's a wrap," the boss announced, at the end of the project. |