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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. k\Tm?^L)
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 }mZ*f y0t
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 4GA-dtyV&
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(3)clown around 胡闹 iGNKf|8{
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. S9055`v5
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 $:Zxb
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(4) cook up 虚构 Q 5TyS8
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. RVy 87_J1
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 wb"t:(>&
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 R$`T"C"
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. PMZzzZ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 u)>*U'bM
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 WTN!2b
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. ~,1X>N"
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。 (XWs4R.mkb
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 HXo'^^}q;
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. sM[c\Z]
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 WG4|Jf Y
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 mz'8
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. '11h Iu=:
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 EJY:C9W
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 u?/]"4
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. B)*%d7=x
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 tF(mD=[
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(10)for good 永远 <{j9|mt
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 2Z |kf9
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 2Ta F7Jn
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 $E6uA}s
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ?c*d
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 A+&Va\|x
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. " OtLJ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 G<DUy^$i
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 S/aPYrk>6
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 2{\Y<%.
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。 llJ)u!=5
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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 52,a5TVG
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. !)]3@$#
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Lb/_ULo6-V
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. @ ri.r1
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 oR }
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 xM,3F jF
例句: The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯,企图抓住一根救命稻草。 9S^-qQH3}
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 V !$m{)Y
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