drop a dime打电话告密

不说自己多忠心，只把把柄举出来：我有一百次机会出卖你，都没做。

I could've done something a million times.

为自己辩白、强调仁至义尽时用；对上司或警察说会让人怀疑你早有把柄。

I could have turned him in a hundred times. ／ I had every chance to sell him out and never did.

口语

could've 弱读，a million times 加快，重音落在 million。

I could've quit a million times, but I stayed and fixed it. 我本可以无数次撂挑子，可我还是留下来把事办好了。

一个带轮子的傻子，把「任人推来推去」的自嘲说得又好笑又酸。

What am I, a ... ?

被占便宜、忍不住反问对方时用；半开玩笑的语气，对客户说会失礼。

What am I, a doormat? ／ Do I look like a fool to you?

口语

What am I 连读，schmuck 重读，on wheels 轻轻带过。

What am I, a delivery boy on call all night? 我算什么，随叫随到的跑腿吗？

把假发广告写成危机公关文案，越正经越好笑。

Don't buy ... that come off at the wrong time.

半开玩笑地提醒别人别买某样不靠谱的东西时用；正式推荐产品时不能这么说。

Never buy anything that fails when it matters. ／ Don't trust gear that breaks at the worst moment.

口语

Don't buy 重读，come off 连读，at the wrong time 平稳收尾。

Don't buy cheap boots that fall apart in the rain. 别买那种一下雨就散架的便宜靴子。

先套交情再逼债，一句「互不相亏」把情义变成了讨账的理由。

We've been good to each other.

要提醒对方「彼此有旧情」时用；在讨债或谈判里说，往往带着施压。

We've always looked out for each other. ／ We've done right by each other.

中性

been good to 连读，each other 尾音放轻收住。

We've been good to each other, so help me this once. 咱们一向互不相亏，这次就帮我一把。