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词组 pair
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pair
noun
1
a pair of female breasts US, 1957.
2
a pair of testicles, hence manliness or courage US, 1985
⇨ pair of ducks; pair
noun in cricket, the score of a batsman who is out for no score in each leg of a match. From DUCK (zero) UK, 2003
idiompairshow sb a clean pair of heels BrEBrE1 old-fashioned to run much faster than someone who is trying to catch you:Jack jumped down from the fence and showed the farmer a clean pair of heels.2 if someone you are competing with shows you a clean pair of heels, they beat you easilyoften used in newspapers, on television news etc:Until recently the markets in the Far East have shown Britain and America a clean pair of heels when it comes to growth.
phrasepair[paired, paired, pairing]
pair off 1. pair off if people in a group pair off, they start to have a romantic relationships: Everyone else at the party had paired off, and I was left on my own.+ with I went on holiday with some friends, but within a couple of days they had paired off with Spanish boys they met in a bar.2. pair sb off especially BrE to try to get two people to start a romantic relationship with each other+ with My mother's always trying to pair me off with "nice" young men. SIMILAR TO: fix up3. pair offpair off sbpair sb off if people in a group pair off or you pair them off, each person gets together with one other person to do a particular job or activity: Could you all pair off and have a go at exercise 5?+ with I was hoping I'd get paired off with Michael for the scriptwriting session.
pair up 1. pair up if two people pair up to do a particular job or activity, they get together to do it: Johnson and Valenzuela paired up to write 'Memphis Time'.2. pair sb uppair up sb if you pair people up in a group, you make them do something together in groups of two+ with Miss Buge pairs up students who are doing well in her class with those who are having trouble.3. pair up AmE if two people pair up, they start a romantic relationship: Did Marty and Jessica pair up?+ with I can't believe Amy has paired up with Mike! They are totally different people.
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  • (one) only has one pair of hands
  • (one's) only got one pair of hands
  • a candidate for a pair of wings
  • a pair of hands
  • a safe pair of hands
  • another pair of eyes
  • another pair of shoes
  • baby needs a new pair of shoes
  • candidate for a pair of wings
  • daddy needs a new pair of shoes
  • extra pair of hands
  • grow a pair
  • have a good pair of lungs
  • have a pair
  • I have only got one pair of hands
  • I only have one pair of hands
  • in pairs
  • I've only got one pair of hands
  • look like a candidate for a pair of wings
  • look like a candidate for a pair of wings Go to a
  • mama needs a new pair of shoes
  • one true pairing
  • pair of hands
  • pair off
  • pair up
  • safe pair of hands
  • show (someone) a clean pair of heels
  • show a clean pair of heels
  • show one's heels
  • show someone or something a clean pair of heels
  • someone's only got one pair of hands
  • strap on a pair
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