•Better late than never (proverb) -
Doing something late is better than not doing it. 遲做(總比不做好)
Examples:
1.I'm sorry my gift came late, but better late than never, right?
2.Perhaps I should have started the project years ago, I said to myself, but maybe it is better late than never.
•Break out (phrasal verb) -
If something dangerous or unpleasant breaks out, it suddenly starts. (突然發生,爆發)
Examples:
1.War broke out in 1914.
2.Fighting broke out between demonstrators and the police.
•Come into effect (idiom) -
If a new rule or law comes into effect, it starts to be used.(生效,實施)
Examples:
1.The law came into effect on New Year's Day.
2.These changes in the uniform policy come into effect at the start of next year.
•Connive at sth (phrasal verb) -
To allow or encourage wrongdoing by ignoring it.(縱容,默許)
Examples:
1.Oppostion leaders suggested the government had connived at the violence.
2.She had murdered or connived at the murder of one of her lovers.
•Set/put the record straight (idiom) -
To provide the facts about something that people have a false understanding or idea about.(陳述真相,澄清是非)
Examples:
1.Let me set the record straight about what really happened last week.
2.Let me set the record straight on the misconceptions contained in your article.