01.dry run / practice run
彩排
02.pull some strings
找关系
03.push for it/advocate for it
拥护/提倡/倡导
04.to highlight/ to pinpoint/ to point out
指出/强调
05.put in a good word
推荐
06.a real shot at it
机会很大的
07.see the light of day
构想出/公开
08.pull the plug
毁掉某人的/某事
09.water down
淡化了
10.sink in
渗入/吸收
11.fired up
点燃激情