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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. B6ed,($&
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 -VWCD,c
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. =_8
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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. F?b'L
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(4) cook up 虚构 =t3vbV
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. p@/(.uE
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 (_w
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例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 4ZI!,lv*
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ,u}<Ws8N
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. OL=ET)Y
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。 8: HSPDU.
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 X`yNR; >
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. .!JMPf"QEI
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 Vk-W8[W 7
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ~reQV6oQua
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 ;TL(w7vK
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (Sth:{;
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(10)for good 永远 k42b:W5%
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Es'-wr\Hm
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 5v|H<wPp
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. })20Zld}a
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 J` w]}GlH
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. T3PX gL)o
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ^|wT_k\
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 la'e[t7
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ku{XW8
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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 .zvlRt.zl
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. &/s~? Iq
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 0VzXDb>`
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. nQ5N=l
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 m!<X8d[bD
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。 /61by$E
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 "hWJ3pi{o{
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