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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 2os6c te
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 )l[7;ZIw$
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Vbqm]2o&
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(3)clown around 胡闹 <5!RAdaj+
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. -f|+
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(4) cook up 虚构 YiI:uG!|D
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. v&CO#vK5.
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 G(Idiw#WT
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. #`6OC)1J
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 6!Tf'#TV~!
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 }v(H
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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. [}xIg8
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 \A ~I>x
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. E{k%d39>
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 IpaJ<~ p
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !i"9f_
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 dPdHY`
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. I!0 $%
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(10)for good 永远 ^x1D]+
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. x+)hL
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 !f]3Riw-=,
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. J\,e/{,X
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 [F>n!`8
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. :+Je989\[C
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 .D2ub/er
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 V\7u
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. bM3'm$34
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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 7zkm
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. d7-F&!sQ
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 !E>3N:
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. jQwg)E+o;
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ;uo|4?E:\(
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。 $}h_EI6hS
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 O6/=/-?N=c
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