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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. szMh}q"u
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 \%=\_"^?
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ln)_Jf1r
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(3)clown around 胡闹 :}TT1@
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. _Xd,aLoo
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(4) cook up 虚构 F"VNz^6laV
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /J`8Gk59
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Rv
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例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 2Ch!LS:+
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 h<\o[n7j
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. A:ls'MkZ4
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助
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例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ~PP*k QZlJ
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 v5i[jM8
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !OekN,6
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 F.ryeOJ
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. B;Ab`UX#t
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(10)for good 永远 lb5Y$ZC
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. &\4AvaeA8y
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 =\`g<0
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ?Q;8D@
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. zz 7m\
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 (o)nN8
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. .]0B=w* Z
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 /Z HuT=j1
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 2+
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例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. &^FCp'J-
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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 , .uu/qV}w
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. hc2[,Hju{O
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 PF*<_p" j
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Q]Q i
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 y _M<\b
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。 u*Z>&]W_
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 VI0^Zq!6R
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