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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 7;'33Bm*
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ;5[KZ8j6Y
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 8H!QekQZ]\
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 rpR${%jc
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(3)clown around 胡闹 [0H0%z#tU&
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. oo5=5s6 3}
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 c`a(
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例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ',+yD9 @
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 G-aR%]7$g
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. M+/xw8}a
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 'Uok<;
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 .fA*WQ!lb
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. %oZ:Awx
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 J$dwy$n
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ($[wCHU`!
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. [ERZ".?
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 !IxO''4
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. S{@}ECla
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 zkQ[<
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 {zdMmpQF
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. WjV15\,
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(10)for good 永远 I=Y>z^4
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. (i1JRn-f
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 GD
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例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. x%{]'z
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 okNo-\Dh!
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Tb/TP3N
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 M>8J_{r^
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 cr7MvXF-
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. $vO&C6m$
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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 jmok]-pC
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. f8
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 nB[-KS
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. *7BfK(9T
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 C@rGa7
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。 R%E7 |NAG
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 DSGcxM+
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