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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. SUfl`\O
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 4jj@"*^a
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. k|nv[xY0
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(3)clown around 胡闹 *9((b;Ju
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Yyby 1
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(4) cook up 虚构 $AUC#<*C
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. _bn*B$
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 zN {'@B
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. gz-}nCSi
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Y+syc dq
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Y|g8xkI}XB
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. '$PiyM|V
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 CbA!
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. : }v&TQ
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 iXMs*GcK
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ,l#Ev{
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 G0|j3y9$
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 Qq(/TA0$-
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. hkee,PiiP
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(10)for good 永远 nWfOiw-t
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. J"L+`i
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 5vxJ|Hse@
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. &[}bHX/
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 dQQh$*IL?{
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. (2Z-NVU#
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 t{|
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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. 7/w)^&8
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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 (4LXoNT
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. %Iw6oG
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 K>Dn#"{Y
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 9o"k
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 U6e 0{n
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。 }eetx68\
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 @r^a/]5D
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