go to the press:召开新闻发布会
I was a wealthy man by then, and I didn't trust him not to try to blackmail me or go to the press about it.
我当时已经是一个富有的人,我不信任他,怕他可能会勒索我或向媒体曝光。
He fired a fancy lawyer who threatened to go to the press.
他聘请了一位律师,威胁要见报
cut back on: 减少
Cut back on your spending in any way you can, at least for now as you try to get out of debt.
尽量用任何方式减少你的开销,至少现在就开始尝试摆脱债务。
We have got to cut back on our expenses.
我们不得不销减我们的花销了。
run down to: 延伸至,伸展到
The children were seen to run down the street.
有人看到孩子们沿着街跑了
At this time, I felt very sorry and tears began to run down my cheeks.
便在此时,我觉得非常抱歉,眼泪沿着我两颊流了下来。
n. 勒索
vt. 勒索,讹诈