(1)call the shots 做决断 FN>ns,
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. GcHy`bQbiX
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 H[;\[3
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计
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例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. "m'roU
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。 Y6R+i0guz
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(3)clown around 胡闹 C5ia9LpRX
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 9Q. }jV
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 o4l=oY:'
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(4) cook up 虚构 aN,.pLe;
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 9Z_!}eY2mc
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 o'hwyXy/S
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 -h|YS/$f
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. V9SkB3-'
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 4w)aAXK
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 e ab_"W
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. jeLC)lQ*
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 [$+N"4
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. @x4IxGlUs
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 9-6E(D-ux
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 \'}? j- 8
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird.
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 X61p xPa
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ^CtA@4
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(10)for good 永远 _R] qoUw;
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ~ v21b?
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 }.$5'VGO
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. D$OUy}[2`.
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 q/N1q&
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 re-;s
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. fZ6"DJZ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 7yDWc m_y
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 q4wS<,3
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. [ {|868
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。 OU /=w pt
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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 *53@%9 {u
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. '9R.$,N
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 (TjY1,f!H
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. F#S)))#
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 <hA1[S}
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ZNX=]]HM<n
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。 =bwuLno>
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 wP: w8O
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