chutzpah: (=chutzpa) 厚颜无耻；放肆无礼
With equal chutzpah – and this time, more justified chutzpah – Mr. Cai said that he won’t pay the money on moral grounds.
high tail: retreat at full speed;快速移动、撤退；
The actress high-tailed to her villa when reporters began to follow her to the restaurant.
fuddy-duddy：唠叨的人，守旧者；
You're such an old fuddy-duddy!
onus: 负担、负荷、义务；
The onus of proof rests/lies with you, ie You must prove what you say。
comeuppance: 因果报应，应得的惩罚
He got the comeuppance he deserved, nothing more nor less.
spill the beans: 说漏嘴，泄漏秘密
Don't count on her to spill the beans on her own embarrassing rites of passage anytime soon.
anticlimactic: 虎头蛇尾的
Mr Madoff’s guilty plea is especially anticlimactic because he has apparently refused to co-operate with investigators, leaving many a loose thread（线索）.
partake: 分担，分享，参与
it is not clear if they knew they were partaking in a fraud.
deep pocket: 财富，财源
Those who channelled investors' money to Mr Madoff, such as his now notorious “feeder funds”, face years of litigation as victims go after those with deep pockets.
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