介绍:
1）Bore Fruit
-Alfred's many experiments bore fruit when he finally invented dynamite.
-Scott's tenacity in football bore fruit when he scored a goal.
-Grace's hard work on studying bore fruit when she got accepted into her reach school.
Definition: To succeed in some task.
Etymology: Derived from trees or plants bearing fruit; figuratively in relation to any attempted task.
2）Face the music
-After Dennis spent two months drinking and smoking, he had to face the music that his health was deteriorating.
-After Rick's company lost money, he had to face the music and sell the company.
-After playing the trumpet for 3 years and not improving, Brian had to face the music and quit.
Definition: Face the responsibility of bad decisions.
Etymology: It comes from an American Civil War military ceremony where an officer that is about to be dishonorably discharged is literally drummed out.
3）Segue into
-Many Christian rock or country stars segue into mainstream pop.
-Peter used his conversation on the environment to segue into a discussion on electric vehicles.
-Brad Pitt used this dialogue to segue into the next scene.
Definition: To transition to
Etymology: The correct usage was actually segue, which apparently comes by the Italian seguire, meaning "to follow. I had little doubt that the use of segway was substantially bolstered by the hype and general pop-cultural awareness of Dean Kamen's famous invention.
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