介绍:
1) femme fatale ( Fem Fatel)
-Ken's mom warned him to stay away from Emily, whom she suspected of being a femme fatale
-James Bond movies always have a femme fatale
-The femme fatale had the tables turned on her when her boyfriend robbed her and disappeared
Definition: "deadly woman": an attractive woman who seduces and takes advantage of men for her personal goals, after which she discards or abandons them. It extends to describe an attractive woman with whom a relationship is likely to result, or has already resulted, in pain and sorrow
2) carte blanche (Cartu Blaansh)
-After the assassination of Archeduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914, Germany gave Austria-Hungary Carte Blanche to go to war with Serbia
-The homeowner gave the interior designer carte blanche when it came to decorating the living room
-I did him a favor so he owed me one, since there was nothing i needed at the time he gave me a carte blanche
Definition: unlimited authority
Etymology: in the literal sense, is a cheque that has no numerical value written in, but is already signed.
3) Footloose
-Eric did not mind getting laid off from his job since he was footloose
-The poor country were concerned that the wealthy country were both footloose and insincere about developing industry there
-Doug avoided relationships like the plague because he wanted to remain footloose
Definition: having no attachments or ties. free to do as one pleases
Etymology:
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