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炒鱿鱼 (chǎo yóuyú) Fire sb./give the sack Usage: 炒鱿鱼原来是一道菜的名字，后来引申为工作被解雇、被辞退的意思。以前人们外出工作都要带着“铺盖卷（把被子和褥子卷在一起的行李）”，如果被老板辞退了，不能再工作了，就要卷起铺盖卷走人（离开）。所以，那时候“卷铺盖走人”就是被辞退、解雇的意思。后来人们发现，炒鱿鱼时，鱿鱼会卷起来，和卷起来的“铺盖卷”很像，于是就用炒鱿鱼来代替“卷起铺盖卷走人”这个说法了。也可以说“炒了××的鱿鱼”或“××被炒了鱿鱼”。“炒鱿鱼” originally is the name for a dish (literally meaning frying cuttlefish). Later, it refers to being fired. Before, people went out for work taking along their bedrolls. If they were fired, they should carry their bedrolls and leave. So “卷铺盖走人(packing up and leaving)” indicated being fired. People then found cuttlefish would roll up when fried, resembling the bedrolls. So from then on, “炒鱿鱼” is used to refer to being fired instead of “卷起铺盖卷走人”. It can also be expressed by “炒了××的鱿鱼” or “××被炒了鱿鱼”.

猎头 (liètóu) headhunter Usage: “猎头”指帮助企业物色高级人才的人。"猎头（liètóu）" refers to the headhunter, who helps the companies to find good employees.

变卦 (biànguà) go back on one's word; change one's mind suddenly Usage:

热身 (rè shēn) to Warm Up Usage: “热身”是指正式比赛前进行训练、比赛，使适应正式比赛并达到最佳竞技状态。“热身(rè shēn)” means to do some exercise or have matches before the formal or final games, so to enable the athletes to reach their perfect physical conditions.