(1)call the shots 做决断 &X9#{:l=
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. J9mLW}I?NW
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 LPvyfD;Zy
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. L5]*ZCDv
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。 9Or3X/:o
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(3)clown around 胡闹 *Iyv${
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. *<OWd'LI
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(4) cook up 虚构 2<qq[2
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. gh['T,
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 [`yiD>
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 A|c :&i
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. j}X4#{jgC
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 \Llrs-0 M
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 cJGA5m/{I
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. d]}
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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。 NV^ktln
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 7=6p
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. xEOR\(Z^
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 6jO*rseC
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 {Ejv8UdA9
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. LrsP4G
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 _r+9S.z
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Go^W\y
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(10)for good 永远 O (tcu@vfl
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. {t;Q#Ou.
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 3Nsb@0
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 'i%Azzv
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Fu^^Jex
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. `g6ZhG:W
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 <T+Pw7X
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 R0gjx"U
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. &dbX>u q
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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 U:J~Oy_Z
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. H_o<!YxK
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 BaR9X ?~O$
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. )m\%L`+
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 7`~h'(k
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。 oHxaa>C>
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ''?.6r
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