XI 成语

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exit stage left

departure, gonzo, out of here (outa here) When that bull got loose, I did an exit stage left!

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fixing to

preparing to, getting ready to Andy

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xippie

(pronounced zippie) a young person who pretends to be a hippie

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anxious about

worrying about担心；担忧
He is anxious about his daughter being out so late at night．他为女儿晚上这么晚在外面而担心。

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anxious for

desiring eagerly渴望
He is anxious for a better job．他渴望找到更好的工作。

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approximate to

come very near to近似；接近
His account of what happened approximated to the truth though there were some small errors．虽然有些小的出入，他对这件事的叙述还是接近事实真相的。
The yearly output approximates to 600，000 tons．年产量接近 60万吨。

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in existence

existing现有（的）；存在的
This is the largest ship in existence．这是现有的最大的船。
Many species of animals which once lived on the earth are no longer in existence．有许多动物曾一度在地球上生存过，但今天已不复存在了。

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in proximity to

near to 接近；靠近；临近
His house is in close proximity to a park．他的住宅毗邻公园。

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Boxing and coxing

If people are boxing and coxing, they are sharing responsibilities so that one of them is working while the other isn't. It can also be used when couples are sharing a house, but their relationship has broken down and when one is at home, the other stays out.

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Mexican standoff

When there is a deadlock in strategy and neither side can do anything that will ensure victory, it's a Mexican standoff.

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Whistling Dixie

(USA) If someone is whistling Dixie, they talk about things in a more positive way than the reality.

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Tijuana taxi|Tijuana|taxi

., slang, citizen's band radio jargon A police car. I've got a Tijuana taxi in sight.

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axis

axis
the Axis
the countries aligned against the Allies in WWII: originally applied to Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy (Rome-Berlin Axis), later extended to include Japan, etc. (Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis)

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crucifixion

crucifixion
the Crucifixion
the crucifying of Jesus

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Dixie

Dixie
whistle Dixie
Slang
To engage in unrealistically rosy fantasizing: “If you think mass transportation is going to replace the automobile I think you're whistling Dixie” (Henry Ford II).

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exile

exile
1.
in exile
1) banished
2) taking refuge a government in exile
2.
the Exile
the period in the 6th cent. during which the Jews were held captive in Babylonia

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schoolgirl complexion

schoolgirl complexion
Fresh, glowing, unblemished skin, as in She's fifty but she still has her schoolgirl complexion. This expression, alluding to the beauty of young skin, was invented for an advertising campaign for Palmolive Soap, which ran from about 1923 through the 1930s and claimed to preserve one's schoolgirl complexion.

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whistle Dixie

whistle Dixie
Engage in unrealistic, hopeful fantasizing, as in If you think you can drive there in two hours, you're whistling Dixie. This idiom alludes to the song “Dixie” and the vain hope that the Confederacy, known as Dixie, would win the Civil War.