have a penchant for doing イディオム

be my undoing

"be the cause of my failure; my Achilles' heel" Credit cards may be my undoing. My VISA balance is over $5000!

catch me doing that

see me doing that, find me doing that You won't catch me skydiving. It's too dangerous.

how are you doing

are you feeling fine? is life good to you? How are you doing, Chan? I haven't seen you for awhile.

keep on (doing something)

continue She is careless and keeps on making the same mistakes over and over.

nothing doing

I will not do it, certainly not, no indeed Nothing doing. I am not going to stay and work late again this evening.

doing a buck 50

to speed or get out of a bad situation. Derived from a "buck", or dollar. A buck fifty would then be 1.50, referring to doing 150 miles per hour

doing a hundred

very fine shape

take the liberty to do doing

do sth． with ungranted and sometimes improper familiarity冒昧；冒失
Please excuse me for taking the liberty to write to you．恕我冒昧写信给你。
I took the liberty of borrowing your dictionary while you are absent．你不在时我冒昧借用了你的词典。

take the liberty to do/of doing

take the liberty to of doing

have a affection for (something)

To accept a able alternative for something. She had a affection for accomplished wine and big-ticket restaurants.Learn more: have, penchant

have a affection for accomplishing something

to accept a taste, desire, or affection for accomplishing something. John has a affection for bistro fattening foods. Ann has a affection for affairs clothes.Learn more: have, penchant

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take refuge/shelter take sbto task take shelter take sides with take the floor take the liberty to do doing take the liberty to do/of doing take the liberty to of doing take the place of take…to heart take to one's heels take to the trouble take （up）on oneself have a near miss have a nerve have a nice day Have a nice day! have a nice flight have a nice one have a nice trip have a nodding acquaintance (with someone or something) have a nodding acquaintance with somebody/something have a nodding acquaintance with someone or something have a nose (round) have a nose for have a nose for (something) have a nose for something have a nose round have a one-track mind have a package on have a pair have a panic attack have a part in (something) have a part to play have a passion for have a passion for (something) have a penchant for have a penchant for (something) have a penchant for doing have a pick-me-up have a pink fit have a pink/blue fit have a place in have a place in (something) have a plum in (one's) mouth have a plum in your mouth have a point have a poke around have a poker up (one's) arse have a poker up (one's) ass have a poker up (one's) butt have a pop at have a pop at (someone or something) have a pop at something have a prayer have a price on (one's) head have a purple patch have a quick temper have a rare old time have a right to have a ring to it have a ringside seat have a ringside seat/view have a ringside view