Wash away (phrasal verb)
●To eliminate some corruption, guilt or shame, etc.
(洗刷(恥辱、罪惡…))
Examples:
1.He tried to wash away his regret by getting drunk.
2.Our team shall wash away the shame of last year's defeat.
Queue up (for sth) (phrasal verb)
●To get into a line to wait (for something).
(排隊等候)
Examples:
1.The new restaurant has already become a huge success, with people queuing up for hours for a seat each night.
2.We queued up for a chance to meet the author.
Move around (phrasal verb)
●To travel from place to place.(四處走動)
Examples:
1.My dad was in the army, so we moved around a lot.
2.He moved around the country working in orange groves.
Put/set pen to paper (idiom)
●To start to write.(命筆,開始寫)
Examples:
1.I have put pen to paper sparingly, aware that pictures speak louder than words.
2.I had written a very fine book in my head before arriving, without setting pen to paper.
Give (sb) face (idiom)
●To show or treat (someone) with respect, honor, and dignity. (給面子(這是從粵語的「畀面」翻譯而成的英語成語))
Examples:
1.I always take care to give face to my husband at any opportunity.
2.While working abroad in Hong Kong, I learned how important it is to give face to one's employer at all times.