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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. [! o-F;
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ~-zC8._w3r
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 8gdOQ=a
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(3)clown around 胡闹
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. suSIz 7:
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(4) cook up 虚构 &c!-C_L 2
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 1gr jK.x
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Sy55w={
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. bvKi0-
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 }2{#=Elh
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Ky|0IKE8Z
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. HB^azHr
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 cm<3'#~Q?
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. PGDlSB^O
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 Ab)7hCUW
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 )*B.y|b#
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. u8QX2|
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 Os;\\~e5
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 |V5H(2/nk
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ljRR
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ~Gza$ K
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(10)for good 永远 (A_9;uL^_
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. L\5n!(,0
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 C;|Ru*
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. z#b6 aP
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ;pJ7k23(
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 lK0coj1+
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9b>a<Z
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 $=
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 tQ"PCm
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. a,.9eHf
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 *hba>LZ
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. i*3'O:Gq
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? !#QD;,SE+
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 n:{yri+
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 3't?%$'5
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 TA*49Qp
例句: The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯,企图抓住一根救命稻草。 |dvcDx0|K
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