276 What have you been up to
解释：你最近都在做什么
用法：
A: Tim, long time no see!
B: Hey, Shane!
A: What have you been up to?
B: Not too much! Slacking off~文章源自海嶽之雲-https://www.haiyue.info/coach-shane-daily-easy-english-expression-276-300.html
277 I'm stumped.
解释：我很困惑
用法：I don't know how to solve the problem.
A: Did you solve Jazz's math problem?
B: No, I'm stumped.
A: I got it in two minutes!
B: Well...you must be a genius.文章源自海嶽之雲-https://www.haiyue.info/coach-shane-daily-easy-english-expression-276-300.html
278 taken aback.
解释：吃了一惊
用法：to be very surprise/shock，对于听到的事情感到不快乐，一般是消极的意味。
A: How did your mom take the news?
B: She was taken aback.
A: She's not happy?
B: She's okay, just very surprised.文章源自海嶽之雲-https://www.haiyue.info/coach-shane-daily-easy-english-expression-276-300.html
279 slack up
解释：放松，减弱
用法：slack up on sb=>to relax on sb，来源于驾马的马车，缰绳拉得松了就叫slack。反义词是tight
A: You're too hard on your son.
B: He needs to learn.
A: You should slack up a bit.
B: No. Kids need to learn young.文章源自海嶽之雲-https://www.haiyue.info/coach-shane-daily-easy-english-expression-276-300.html
280 to have a way with ~
解释：有办法
用法：to have a way with sth/sb=>have a connection with sb
A: Oh my god! A tiger!!
B: Come here, kitty-kitty~~~~
C: Run for your lives!
B: Succh a good kitty!
D: Wow--Shane really has a way with animals.文章源自海嶽之雲-https://www.haiyue.info/coach-shane-daily-easy-english-expression-276-300.html
281 give a shout out to
解释：向...致谢
用法：give a shout out to sb，当你获奖的时候发表获奖感言，想要感谢某人的时候使用。
A: Welcome to the podcast, Country Shane.
B: I love LME! Lemme give shout out to my mom!
A: Respect your mother~
B: I love you, mom!文章源自海嶽之雲-https://www.haiyue.info/coach-shane-daily-easy-english-expression-276-300.html
282 to get cold feet
解释：怯场
用法：当紧张的时候使用，在要做计划需要做的事情时感到紧张。
A: How was your date last night?
B: Oh...I didn't go.
A: She canceled?
B: Actually...I didn't even call.
A: You got a cold feet!文章源自海嶽之雲-https://www.haiyue.info/coach-shane-daily-easy-english-expression-276-300.html
283 save it for a rainy day
解释：保存下来以备不时之需
用法：
A: Where are you going?
B: Shopping!
A: You don't need anything~
B: Hello? It's fall. I need shoes.
A: Save your money for a rainy day.
B: Oh! Rain boots~ Thanks!文章源自海嶽之雲-https://www.haiyue.info/coach-shane-daily-easy-english-expression-276-300.html
284 trendy
解释：时髦的，流行的
用法：
A: I hate those guys.
B: Why? They're nice. They're cool.
A: But they try to be so trendy.
B: Trendy's not bad. You don't have to hate.
A: I hate trends. I wanna be me.文章源自海嶽之雲-https://www.haiyue.info/coach-shane-daily-easy-english-expression-276-300.html
285 stay ahead of the game
解释：保持领先
用法：
A: You are such a smart investor.
B: Well, I try to stay ahead of the game.
A: But how? Do you know powerful people?
B: No! I watch business trends closely.文章源自海嶽之雲-https://www.haiyue.info/coach-shane-daily-easy-english-expression-276-300.html
286 pretty beat
解释：好累，有点累。
用法：pretty有时候可以是很少，有时候可以是很多，具体需要看上下文的语句。pretty beat=very tired/a little tired
A: Let's play another game.
B: I'm pretty beat.
A: You're tired from playing tic-tac-toe?
B: It takes a lot of concentration!文章源自海嶽之雲-https://www.haiyue.info/coach-shane-daily-easy-english-expression-276-300.html
287 a crock
解释：不可信赖的
用法：It's a crock.=It's nonsense
A: This site is a crock.
B: What's wrong?
A: The lessons are boring, expensive and ZERO interaction.
B: You should join DDM.文章源自海嶽之雲-https://www.haiyue.info/coach-shane-daily-easy-english-expression-276-300.html
288 not carved in stone
解释：不是绝对的，板上钉钉的
用法：一般用否定形式，not carved in stone=immutable=not absolute
A: How often are Shane's podcasts?
B: Every ten days.
A: So..tomorrow's a new one!
B: Well, it's not carved in stone~文章源自海嶽之雲-https://www.haiyue.info/coach-shane-daily-easy-english-expression-276-300.html
289 one too many
解释：一个太多
用法：one time too many
A: Are you angry?
B: Do you like Carol?
A: No! She's just a friend.
B: You smiled at her one time too many.文章源自海嶽之雲-https://www.haiyue.info/coach-shane-daily-easy-english-expression-276-300.html
290 cut me some slack
解释：放过我吧
用法：cut me some slack=give me some freedom/break
A: I want you home by 10.
B: Alright, dad.
A: And don't spend more than 20 bucks.
B: Cut me some slack, dad. I'll be good!文章源自海嶽之雲-https://www.haiyue.info/coach-shane-daily-easy-english-expression-276-300.html
291 to crack open
解释：开，开裂
用法：
A: Who's smoking in there?
B: Me~
A: Crack open the window, dirty man.
B: Sorry~~文章源自海嶽之雲-https://www.haiyue.info/coach-shane-daily-easy-english-expression-276-300.html
292 to feel stifled
解释：感到窒息
用法：
A: You look stressed.
B: Argh~ I feel so stifled in this office.
A: Crack a window.
B: It's not enough. I need trees!!!文章源自海嶽之雲-https://www.haiyue.info/coach-shane-daily-easy-english-expression-276-300.html
293 to stifle something
解释：被扼杀
用法：to stifle something=to control something
A: I'm leaving you.
B: Why?
A: You're stifling my emotions.
B: You can be emotional. But, not too loud. I've got a headache.文章源自海嶽之雲-https://www.haiyue.info/coach-shane-daily-easy-english-expression-276-300.html
294 a crook
解释：骗子,恶棍，窃贼，罪犯，犯人。
用法：注意发音，一般指有不正当行为小偷，但并不会导致被判刑。
A: Is that my book?
B: Yeah. I'm just borrowing it.
A: Is that my pen?
B: Yeah, I needed that, too.
A: You're a crook.文章源自海嶽之雲-https://www.haiyue.info/coach-shane-daily-easy-english-expression-276-300.html
295 Right off the bat.
解释：马上
用法：来源于棒球。当棒球棒击打棒球的时候，就需要马上跑向垒位，引申为马上immediately
A: How was your English class?
B: Horrible.
A: Why?
B: The teach gave us a test right off the bat~~文章源自海嶽之雲-https://www.haiyue.info/coach-shane-daily-easy-english-expression-276-300.html
296 food for thought
解释：需要仔细考虑，值得深思。
用法：food for thought=here is something we should think about carefully
A: I really want to master English.
B: Are you studying a lot?
A: Three days a week.
B: Here's some food for thought: they say it takes 10000 hours to master something--how many hours have you invested?文章源自海嶽之雲-https://www.haiyue.info/coach-shane-daily-easy-english-expression-276-300.html
297 to scramble
解释：scramble是快速爬行的意思，引申为赶紧做某事。
用法：scramble eggs是搅拌鸡蛋、打鸡蛋，一般都是速度比较快，所以有快速做某事的意思。
A: What are you doing, Sergej?
B: I'm getting ready for FNL. Are you joining tonight?
A: Yeah, in a few minutes.
B: You're better scramble. It fills up fast.文章源自海嶽之雲-https://www.haiyue.info/coach-shane-daily-easy-english-expression-276-300.html
298 out of sight, out of mind
解释：眼不见，心不烦
用法：
A: Are you okay since you broke up with Meg?
B: I'm okay~~
A: Is that her picture on your wall?
B: Yeah.. it's nice~~
A: BURN IT. Out of sight, out of mind.文章源自海嶽之雲-https://www.haiyue.info/coach-shane-daily-easy-english-expression-276-300.html
299 It'll never fly.
解释：它永远不会成功
用法：it指的是你的想法、提案、投资等等，It'll never fly.=It won't succeed.
A: So, you want to open a restaurant that sells...
B: Bugs! They're so delicious.
A: It'll never fly.
B: Why not? Have you ever eaten one?文章源自海嶽之雲-https://www.haiyue.info/coach-shane-daily-easy-english-expression-276-300.html
300 when pigs fly.
解释：天方夜谭，无稽之谈，绝不可能。
用法：当某人承诺说做某事，你又确定他不会做的时候，可以说这句话来挖苦那个人。
A: Aren't you studying for the math test?
B: I'm pretty confident.
A: But you skipped most of the classes.
B: I'll be fine.
A: Yeah, when pigs fly.文章源自海嶽之雲-https://www.haiyue.info/coach-shane-daily-easy-english-expression-276-300.html
