(1)call the shots 做决断
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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. \+>g"';f
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 /JQY_>@W
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ;oWak`]f
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。 C!^[d
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(3)clown around 胡闹 Ja{[T
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. fBnlB_}e
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 u5A$VRMN
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(4) cook up 虚构 '5}@#Mi
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Rz"gPU4;`
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 .Lp\Jyegs
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 6XI$ o,{
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. B8NMo5a
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 [Mp8"
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Q6hWHfS
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. dReJ;x4
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。 ]::g-&%Um
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 +J7xAyv_Oz
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. %ql2 XAY
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 Pvz\zRq
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 v|wO qS
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. gJ?Vk<hp
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 M"E7=J
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 c3C<P
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. MXrh[QCU)
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(10)for good 永远 *d&+?!
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. M{ O8iq[
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 m!Fx#
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ehyCAp0oI
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ,m1F<Pdts
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Y(6 p&I
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9K4Jg]?
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 QN^AihsPi
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 p>= b|Qy|
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. X*e<g=
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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 dr]Pns9
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. S(Q=2Y
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 [6f(3|"
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. {R}Kt;L:Ut
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 x#}{z1op9
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。 g @qrVQv
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ;CLOZ{
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