no-frills 只包罗基本元素的;无遮盖的 === bells and whistles 华美的遮盖
You can not see any bells and whistles in his no-frills office. 在他简便的办公室里，你看不到一丝华美的遮盖啦。
wave/raise/show the white flag 举白旗投降 == say uncle 认可失利，示弱 == knuckle under 下跪示弱
Bro, you just have following options to pick: showing the white flag, saying uncle, or even knucking down. 堂兄弟，你唯一以下几种选择能够选举白旗投降，认可你输了，或者者下跪示弱啦。 （一句话即是，哥们你输定了）
jump ship 跳槽 == a job hopper 重复跳槽者 === a job hunter 求职者
His jumping ship is par for the course, since he is a job hopper. 他跳槽预想之中，他一开始即是一位经常换工做的人啦。
keep/put sb's nose to the grindstone 连续辛勤地工做，夙夜匪懈
If you keep your nose to the grindstone, you'll get promotion soon. 只要你勤奋工做，你很快就能够晋职啦。
be like a millstone around/round the neck of sb 像套在(某人)脖子上的磨盘
A mountain of debt is like a millstone around the neck of him. 巨额债务令他不胜重负啦。
a knock-on effect == a ripple effect == a chain reaction 连锁反映 == the domino effect 多米诺效果
The increasing price of pork has a knock-on/ripple effect on the consumptions of other foodstuff. 猪肉价的上升对其余食物的消耗发生了连锁反映啦。
High unemployment rate is bound to set off a chain reaction in the society. 高被开除率势必在社-会上引起连锁反映啦。
The domino effect can make or break a brand. 多米诺效果能够成就一位牌子，也能够或者者毁掉一位牌子啦。
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