1. Chicken scratch

I can barely read his chicken-scratched handwriting.

是指像鸡爪子划拉一样的字迹，还挺形象的，和中文里的表达很像

chicken-scratched handwriting

2. 今日词汇 【Crack】

Verb用法

1. to break without dividing into separate parts.

exm: The ice cracked as soon as I stepped onto it, I definitely need to lose weight.

cracked ice

exm: My lips will be dry and cracked in the winter, I think a lipstick will help a lot.

2. to break open or into pieces

exm: The baby's face finally cracked into smile when she saw her mom.

cracked into smile

exm: You can crack the walnut by hammer, instead of your fist.

exm: How much hit a stone can bear before it cracked?

exm: It's really dangerous when a chunk of cliff cracked off in the storm.

exm: How to make a sunny-side egg? Just crack the egg into a pan, and frying with a simmer, till the yolk become half solid. 

cracked egg

3. to hit sth/sb with a short hard blow

exm: It's easy to crack your head in a loft/attic, which has a low ceiling.

4. to make a sharp sound

exm: He cracked his whip and galloped away.

crack his whip

5. if your voice cracks, it changes depth, volume, etc. suddenly and in a way that you cannot control

exm: In a voice cracking with emotion, the old man told us he haven't eaten anything for two days.

6. to no longer be able to function normally because of pressure

exm: Because of COVID-19, the whole globe is under quarantine, worrying about the epidemic and staying home for a long time, people are getting cracking and anxious. Hope the world will be fixed really really soon.

7. to find the solution to a problem, etc.; find the way to do sth difficult

exm: In the war time, it's normal and important to crack the enemy's code.

exm: I plan to spend three years in the gaming industry until get it cracked. I can do it!

8. crack a bottle

exm: Let's crack a bottle of champagne to celebrate our five years anniversary.

crack a bottle of champagne

10. crack a joke

exm: I usually crack a joke to cheer up everybody at the beginning of my speech. 

IDIOMS

1. get cracking: to begin immediately and work quickly. 

SYN= get going

exm: Think twice before get cracking.

2. not all, everything, etc. sb's cracked up to be: not as good as people say

exm: My English is not all good as I cracked up to be.