rack one's brains; beat one's brains out：絞盡腦汁,用了九牛二虎之力

肉搏戰(zhàn):hand-to-hand fighting | 絞盡腦汁,用了九牛二虎之力:rack one's brains; beat one's brains out | 推卸責任:pass the buck

special bonds：特種債券

特許稅 franchise tax | 特種債券 special bonds | 踢皮球 pass the buck

dirty trick：以卑鄙的手段欺騙

407. Pass the buck 推卸責任 | 408. Dirty trick 以卑鄙的手段欺騙 | 409. Top-notch 最優(yōu)

make a fast buck：輕易得來的錢(通常指不擇手段得來的)

have sticky fingers: 有偷竊的習慣 | make a fast buck: 輕易得來的錢(通常指不擇手段得來的) | pass the buck: 推卸責任

hold (or pull) somebody back; be a drag on somebody：扯后腿

朝鮮半島核問題 the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula | 扯后腿 hold (or pull) somebody back; be a drag on somebody | 扯皮 shirk; pass the buck

pass muster：基本合格

pass the buck 推卸責任 | pass muster 基本合格 | patience on a monument 極有耐性之人

pass muster：合格

Part and parcel 不可或缺 | Pass muster 合格 | Pass the buck 推卸責任

an out and out reactionary political force：徹頭徹尾的反動政治勢力

扯皮 shirk; pass the buck | 徹頭徹尾的反動政治勢力 an out and out reactionary political force | 撤銷原案 rescind the case

jump ship sit on the fence：跳槽

盡快改進either shape up or ship out take a walk | 跳槽jump ship sit on the fence | 推卸責任pass the buck to blame game

stunt man/woman; stand-in; double body：踢皮球 pass the buck .替身演員

.提價 price hike | .踢皮球 pass the buck .替身演員 stunt man/woman; stand-in; double body | .題外話 digression; mention in passing