In place (idiom)

●To exist and be capable of being used.

　　（到位，存在）

Examples:　　

1.A staff of four counsellors is in place to handle calls

to the new hotline.　　

2.We didn't have the systems in place to deal with so

many orders.

Give (sb) the cold shoulder (idiom)

●To display or appear disinterested; to snub.

　　（冷落，不理睬）

Examples:　　

1.She thinks you started that rumor about you—that's

why she's been giving you the cold shoulder all day.　　

2.He was upset to find his previously friendly

colleagues giving him the cold shoulder.

Skim through sth (phrasal verb)

●To read through something hastily; to go through

something hastily.（瀏覽）

Examples:　　

1.She skimmed through the catalogs, looking for a

nice gift for Gary.

2.I will skim through your manuscript and see

whether it looks promising.

Speaks for itself/themselves (idiom)

●It is clear and needs no further explanation.

　　（不言而喻，自不待言）

Examples:　　

1.Your results speak for themselves. You need to　　　　　　　　

work harder.　　

2.The school's excellent record speaks for itself.

Not have a leg to stand on (idiom)

●To have no evidence, support, or justification for one's argument or actions.（站不住腳）

Examples:　　

1.You may think you're in the right, but you don't have

a leg to stand on.　　

2.Unfortunately that whole study was just retracted,

and now my thesis doesn't have a leg to stand on.