(1)call the shots 做决断 :Y^I]`lR"
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. :XYy7xz<
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 Sr"/-
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 jA<T p}$!
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. n_9x"m$
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(3)clown around 胡闹 8lb-}=
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. <xqba4O
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 I7zn>^0}
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(4) cook up 虚构 3e
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例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. uy9!qk
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 )$_,?*fq:
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. )*D'csGc
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 W+hV9
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 v ):V
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. V.2[ F|P;3
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。 A?,A(-0C
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 rN#\AN
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. */_@a?
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 Q7(eq0na
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ]|
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Y`^o7'Z2^P
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 l#xw.2bo
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 m[rL\](-
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. v20~^gKo=m
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 u]bz42]
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(10)for good 永远 -l[jEJS}
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. (}jL_E
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Z
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例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. zo44^=~%
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 x8/us
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 WK4@:k
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ^*>n4U
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 -)RJ\V^{9
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 @|=UrKA N
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. G=cNzr9
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。 f[}|rf
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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 1Z 6SI>p
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. QiU_hz6?v
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 *B{-uc3o
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. v$3_o :
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 TPK@*9rI
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 TvM24Orct
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。 Sn ^Aud
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 i~8DSshA
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