idiomslangIf you say theheatis on, youmeanthat atimeofgreatactivityand/orpressurehasbegun:开始一段忙碌(又有压力)的日子With onlymonthsto go before thedeadline, theheatis on.离最后期限只剩下几个月,大家的苦日子开始了。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesExperiencing difficulties
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be (caught) between a rock and a hard placeidiom
be climbing the wallsidiom
be for the high jumpidiom
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not have a leg to stand onidiom
on a razor edgeidiom
out of the frying pan into the fireidiom
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