1.acquaitance熟人,了解
make one's acquaitance
make the acquaitance of sb结识某人
He first made her acquaintance in 2014.
Mary:Kate is getting transfered to another deppartment, and we are all chipping in to buy her a going-away present.Are you in?
Edward:We’re only passing acquaintances. What’s in it for me.
a passing/nodding acquaintance点头之交
2.whip-round 名词 凑份子
do a whip-round凑分子 动词
contribute to doing/n
chip in to do
3.pick up the slack接手某人留下或不愿意做的工作
Edward's workmate/coworker/collegue Marry quit, and he had to work overtime to pick up the slack.
4. pile into/onto something.一窝蜂地挤进...(尤指车上)
These highschool kids piled onto the school bus.
Over/More than ten thousand fans piled into the stadium to watc the final.
5.a pat on the back
pat sb on the back.赞赏或鼓励某人
He did a very good job this time, and he got a pat on the back.