(1)call the shots 做决断 :('7ly!h
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 6g@@V=mf
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 %=J<WA6\
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. X*Mw0;+T
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。 v>TI.;{y
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(3)clown around 胡闹 8phcekh+
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. C%<[mM
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 2U6j?MyH2
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(4) cook up 虚构 6KmF 9
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. K ;2tY+I
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 5B{O!SNd
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. n$ye:p>`-
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 _p vL b
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 j;fmmV@
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. K,YKU?z6
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 p8F5b8]*
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 7\aLK#
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. *7hr3x
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 Fl GKy9k
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ='=\!md
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 2~+Iu+
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ?6@Y"5
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 ,R$n I*mf_
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. F|X-|Co
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(10)for good 永远 d[z+/L
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. T"-HBwl
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 @Nb&f<+gi
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. { hUbK+dKZ
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 OL*EY:]
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 +`Bm
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. KLlo^1.<
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 _$"qC[.
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 pDD0 QO
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. [vpZ 3;
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。 $H ^hK0?'
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 z%t>z9hU
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. +u*WUw!%
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 xmZ]mu,,$
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. D!TL~3d
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Y;S+2])R2
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。 PL<q|y
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 f+Nq?GvwBQ
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