(1)call the shots 做决断 oM< 9]jK}
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. /Qbt
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 R#oXQaBJ
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. "BK&C6]
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。 L='GsjF0}
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(3)clown around 胡闹 90Q}9T\
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. p 5P<3(
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 xK
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(4) cook up 虚构 S/8xo@vct]
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. H1+G:TM
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 w!h!%r
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 F e8xOo6
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. tlc&Wx
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 z[l17+v
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 [9X1;bO#f
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. p5E|0p
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。 XBCz\f
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 YYN=`ST
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. p,U.5bX
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 V*LpO8=
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 t-e:f0iz
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ` O-$qT,_
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 hK?uGt
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 cW%F%:b
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 8nW#Q<s
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Mvu!
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(10)for good 永远 )FYz*:f>&
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Ub%5# <k|-
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 !'[f!vsyM{
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Bzw~OB{!=J
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. z1*8 5?
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 hVd%
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ['Hl$2 j
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 3t)07(x_B
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ULNU'6
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 $b
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例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. mY+Jju1
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 )k&<D*5s
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. l q~^&\_#
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 sB"Oi|#lk
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. tt$DWmm
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 S-NKT(H)c
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 pWa'Fd
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。 SxI='z_S.f
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 e$u=>=jV]
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