(1)call the shots 做决断 5}C.^ J`
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots.
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 (1IYOlG4
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. #)r^ZA&E
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。 4t
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(3)clown around 胡闹 u*}ltR~/
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. YuXCRw9p;
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 <?Ln`,Duk
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(4) cook up 虚构 \+M6R<Qw
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. o|kiwr}Y
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 {'8td^JEE
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 /PZx['g
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. /
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Iip%er%b
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 5bB\i79$
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. e j,)<*
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。 &2,3R}B/
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 CP'b,}Dd?I
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. \E(^<Af
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ~U r
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 LwlO)|E
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. )-\C{>
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 x{O) n
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 :
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 38GkV.e}$
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 \wV^uS
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(10)for good 永远 N_^PoX935O
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ["fUSQ
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 tVv/G~(
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ,&~-Sq)~
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ,<=gPs;x
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 )2lB
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Qz"+M+~%&
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 3D-0
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ^sKdN-{
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 `# U<'$
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "XQ3mi`y
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。 KpBOmXE
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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 `w&?SXFO8
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. z:a7)z
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 G} f9:G
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. enx+,[
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 F
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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。 AGl#f\_^
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 uO>x"D5tZ:
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