出人頭地
Through his hard work, he finally came to the fore.

出類拔萃
John towers above the rest in math. (in a class by itself; out of the common run)

史無(wú)前例
without precedent （in history）：His excellent performance at that play is without precedent in history.

令人發(fā)指
His cruelty to animals make our hair stand on end.

令人咋舌
took my breath away：What he did really took my breath away.

付之一炬
Because of a blast, that new house just committed to the flames.

生龍活虎
alive and kicking：Nessie says it is alive and kicking under different names By Sussy.

仗勢(shì)欺人
John always pulls rank on others.

白手起家
started from scratch：He is a successful business who started from scratch.

任勞任怨
to bear hardship without complaint ?

小Car筆記：

tower：高聳，屹立， 超過(guò)，勝過(guò)，塔 【常用詞組】①a tower of strength：中流砥柱，中流砥柱 ②water tower ：自來(lái)水塔
in a class by itself：獨(dú)一無(wú)二(獨(dú)具一格)
hair stand on end：毛骨悚然，令人發(fā)指hardship：艱難，苦難，辛苦 【常用短語(yǔ)】①hardship subsidy 生活困難補(bǔ)貼 ②economic hardship：經(jīng)濟(jì)困難

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