实用习语集锦（二）

（1）call the shots 　做决断 W3iZ|[E;  
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. EY \H=@A  
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 G#MdfKH  
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve　 锦囊妙计 f%V4pzOc"  
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. }!6\|;Qsz,  
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。 ?wO-cnl  
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（3）clown around 　胡闹 'Y]mOD^p  
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. NMA}Q$o s  
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 jAud {m*T  
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（4） cook up　 虚构 1AU#%wIEP  
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. cq$i  
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 QcgfBsv96  
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（5）crocodile tears　 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 !ET~KL!  
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. [ :zO}
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。　　 )KP5WudX  
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（6）cry over spilled milk　 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 [o?*"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. p1vp8p
 
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。 bR V+>;L0@  
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（7）down and out　 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 |O"lNUW   
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. :rg5K
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 7e<c$t#H  
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（8） eat like a bird　 胃口小，吃的少 _r2J7&  
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ai{Sa U  
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 a<@N-Exr  
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（9） far and away　 毋庸置疑 +).0cs0k5  
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. *cEob b  
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 DZ_lW  
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（10）for good 　永远 O9r>E3-q  
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. SCz(5[
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 2Y7)WPn  
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（11） get fired　 炒鱿鱼 &o<F7U'R  
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. /r=tI)'$  
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ~{Mn{  
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（12） get it (all) together 　不慌不忙；沉着冷静 /RMPS. d {  
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. `(3/$%  
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 SI=yI-  
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（13） get one‘s goat 　使人发怒或厌恶 +-G<c6 |  
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. wR^RM(1  
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。 -e8}Pm "  
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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 /"B?1?qc,=  
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 6qaulwV4t  
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ mL4]l(U  
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（15）give an ear to　听一听 qs QNjt  
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. +Xemf?  
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 OD5m9XS  
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（16）grasp at a straw 　抓救命稻草 ~}+Hgi  
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。 o0pII )v  
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（17）guts 　勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 %%4t~XC#  
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