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工商時報【本報訊】 1.Dead set against something 堅決反對 set是「堅定的」,而against則有「反對」的意思。 The proposal would cause our company to lose tons of money, so our manager is dead set against it. 該提議會導致公司損失慘重,因此經理堅決反對。 2.Be sitting pretty 高枕無憂 Sit pretty以坐姿優美暗喻「無後顧之憂」。 The new law firm is sitting pretty now, as it has successfully recruited a number of outstanding veteran lawyers. 這家新法律事務所現在可以高枕無憂了,因為他們已經成功招募多位傑出的資深律師。