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12。He usually buys his clothes off the peg。It‘s cheaper than going to a dressmaker。 ; ~/ p. V4 f" l* ^0 K" g: ~9 S' [( f Off the peg clothes =成衣 0 k- w% ~# Q& b5 C" E! x 13。Now stop beating about the bush and tell me what happened! 1 `0 Y2 p/ [, p% N4 d beat about the bush=avoid saying directly what you mean ; |& n# Q. ]3 l: m- y 14。I really must go and lie down for a while ;I‘ve got a splitting headache。 ; d' ^* o' g7 b# s. S: A) V! L2 \ Splitting headache=painful headache