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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Ys!82M$g
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 FEz-+X<q2
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ZF9z~9
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(3)clown around 胡闹 B$fPgW-
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. |O\s|H
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 kW Ml
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(4) cook up 虚构 x;P_1J%Q
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. #uG%j
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 [I,Z2G,Jb
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. MDZ640-Y
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 _ @NL;w:!
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 a
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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. 45@ I *`
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ~ ?Qe?hB
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. /!yU!`bY
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 Xv5wJlc!d
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. %A9NB!
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 FF`T\&u
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 mA}TJz
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .LnGL]/
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(10)for good 永远 5,lEx1{_
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. KI iO
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ;C9_?u~#
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. :\`o8`
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 YlJ@XpKM
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. lV3x *4O=
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 lwxaMjaL4K
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. d`=MgHz
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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 p}z<Fdu0
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. hn7#
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 a{'vN93
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. u
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 t9GR69v:?
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。 z3{G9Np
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 c)6m$5]
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