介绍:
1)Raise the stakes
-The employees who lost their pension raised the stakes by taking the company to court
-Roger raised the stakes on the film he was producing by footing more of his own money.
-SpaceX raised the stakes by funneling yet more money into their troubled rocket program.
Definition:To increase one&`&s commitment or involvement.
Etymology: from gambling
2) The girl/boy next door
-Mrs. Roxy refused to make up with her busband until the boy next door went to the moon.
-We had no idea the girl next door was a movie star.
-Mrs. Adams wanted her son to marry a girl next door instead of a high maintenance model.
Definition: used to describe someone who is completely ordinary, not rich or famous.
3) Blow-by-blow account
-The reporters wanted a blow-by-blow account of how the waiter poured hot water on a customer.
-King Robert wanted to hear a blow-by-blow account of the fight between Jeffrey and Arya.
-The lawyer got the witness to give a blow-by-blow account of the crime.
Definition: a detailed description of an event.
Etymology: This referred originally to reporting on boxing
