15Mins Live Podcast - 料理相關慣用語 Cooking related Idioms

即刻加入15Mins通勤學英語直播室，每週一9pm等你來說英文 : https://15minsengcafe.pse.is/46hm8k   主題: 英語慣用語系列 – 料理相關慣用語 Cooking related Idioms Half-baked ideas:Ideas which have not been thought out very well. My assistant usually has half-baked ideas but I never discourage her because once in a while she thinks of something brilliant. I have to admit my suggestion was a half-baked idea. I didn't think of the complications or downsides and it's cost me a lot of headaches and money. Stir the pot: To deliberately try to make a situation/people more tense and upset. My annoying friend was always trying to stir the pot and I really hated the drama. Please don't invite the marketing director to this meeting. He's very critical and always tries to stir the pot. Cook the books: To falsify the financial figures of a company's accounting books. She used to work in our finance department but she was convicted of fraud and cooking the books. I think our company is being investigated for cooking the books. Believe me, if you cook the books it will only get worse later on. Butter someone up: To praise, flatter or be very nice to someone so they will do something you want. Stop trying to butter me up. I already told you that I'm not buying you a new iPhone. It's embarrassing how Sandra keeps trying to butter up our boss.  She would be better off if she just did her work. I have to admit I love it when my boyfriend butters me up. Grill someone: To interrogate or intensely question someone in order to try to get a confession or answers. My parents keep grilling me about what we did Saturday night but I keep telling them that we stayed at your house and watched movies. Doesn't it annoy you that your boyfriend is always grilling you about what you do when you're apart?   練習時間: 哪個慣用語跟你生活經驗有關，請分享 Where would you use the idiom in your daily life? Please share~

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