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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. t
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 m%qah>11
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. CJ
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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。 x6.an_W6
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(3)clown around 胡闹 R1&(VK{
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. UpN:F
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 bJx{mq
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(4) cook up 虚构 k$i76r
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. <6Y o%xt
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 v,KH2 (N
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ?Q]&d!UCs
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 '2WYbcU
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 QG4#E$c
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. |GA4fFE=
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。 "6gu6f
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 R1!{,*Gy
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. d-#MRl$rtK
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 s~6?p%
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 `2o/W]SSk
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. OU]!2[7c
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 lo,?mj%M
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 _WVeb}
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. G;Q)A$-
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 smoz5~
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(10)for good 永远 R.Ao%VT
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9F(<n
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 '&I.w p`^
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 d(jd{L4d
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. |O%`-2p]p
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ?i>.<IPOq
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 j,K]TJ
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9*h?g+\
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 +?),BRCce
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 + t({:>E
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. V2W)%c'
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 ]E .+)>
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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
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. [[}KCND
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ?lKFcm
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. )[|`-M~u
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 <Td4 o&JR
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。 f}PT3
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 8_US.52V
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