A thing of the past (idiom)
●Something that no longer happens or exists.
(過去的事情,明日黃花)
Examples:
1.Giving up your seat to an older person seems to be a thing of the past.
2.Job security is a thing of the past.
Fiend (noun)
●A person who is very enthusiastic about something; a person that causes mischief or annoyance.(…狂,…成癖者,邪魔)
Examples:
1.Those children are little fiends.
2.Two of her distant older brothers were in Japanese government service but she considered herself an American "jazz fiend."
Rank among sth (phrasal verb)
●To be included in a particular group.
(躋身於…,屬於…之列)
Examples:
1.He ranks among the best pupils of his grade In my opinion.
2.J. K. Rowling ranks among the most widely known of contemporary writers.
Make a monkey/fool (out) of sb (idiom)
●To do something that makes someone, esp. yourself, seem ridiculous.(愚弄,嘲弄,出洋相)
Examples:
1.Are you trying to make a monkey out of me?
2.John made a monkey out of himself while trying to make a fool out of Jim.
Deter sb/sth from (doing) sth (phrasal verb)
●To prevent or discourage someone or a group from doing something.(阻止,使…躊躇不前)
Examples:
1.High prices are deterring many young people from buying houses.
2.They were not deterred from their foolish ways.