(1)call the shots 做决断 2!\DPX
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. zCA2X
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 WxDh;*am:
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. AX INThJ
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。 ]|@^1we
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(3)clown around 胡闹 +_!QSU,@
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. \wZe] G%S
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 YUb_y^B^
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(4) cook up 虚构 ;a/E42eN;
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. mv><HqDL1
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 #4:?gfIj
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 `^vE9nW7
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. km(Po}
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Wqnc{oq|$
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 PnTu
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. +q4O D$}
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%|W
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 wkq 66?
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. .}t
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 4*L_)z&4;
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. x2EUr,7
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 F
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 siaG'%@*r
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Gt1U!dP
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 PCvWS.{
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(10)for good 永远 <%d>v-=B
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. b}f~il
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 SBpL6~NW
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 w
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例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 45e~6",
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. CAJ'zA|o
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 r$1Qf}J3=
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ok[i<zl;'
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 97]E1j]
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 <} .$l
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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 NUZl`fu1Z4
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 6<]lW
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气?
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 \G[$:nS
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. S!UaH>Rh
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 3<!7>]A
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 %4H%?4
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。 Sf'CN8
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 %{|p j
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