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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. B=TUZ)
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 |y U!d
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例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. B18BwY
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(3)clown around 胡闹 P!W%KobZ7|
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 7P+1W
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(4) cook up 虚构 `s}L3bR]
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. iz# R)EB/g
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 qU!dg
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 s#s">hMrI
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. %6320 x
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 |O_JUl
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. ]ub"OsXC
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 YCD|lL#
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. %]_: \!
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 + +}!Gfc?s
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. }QCnN2bV
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 Wlhh0uy
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. T]De{nH u
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(10)for good 永远 O`~#X w
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. )XDBK*!
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 rE+B}O
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ;qgo=
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 4=^_VDlpd
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ~S/oW89
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Kz"3ba}KH
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ,ErfTg&^
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. y|6n:<o
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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 Ab@G^SLX
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. NfvPE ]S
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 61S;M8tNv
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Y"mFUW4
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 /TpTR-\I0
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。 *D?_,s
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 <N vw*yA
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