(1)call the shots 做决断 EXr2d"
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 0HoHu*+FX
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 $5JeN{B
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. \j`0f=z_
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。 $ItmYj.m
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(3)clown around 胡闹 Yjc U2S"=P
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. B&6NjLV
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 M8X6!"B$Y
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(4) cook up 虚构 9efey? z
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. y%i9 b&gDd
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Gc`PO
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Nt@|l7Xl*
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. T:@6(_Z
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 .h=n [`RB
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ;um)JCXz
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. A,<5W }
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。 . fja;aG
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 FprdP*/
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. <!Cjq,Sk7
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 1DB{"8ov
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 U 3a2wK
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. \
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 b_~XTWP$l
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ih0a#PB8
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(10)for good 永远 _gqqPny4$
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. (2#Xa,pb
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 }9"''Z
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 w UxFE=ia
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. &RZO\ZT
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 + kKanm[!v
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 t,fec>.
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. v-z%3x.f
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 66pjWS
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~6i'V?>
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. RdPk1?}K
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。 ^_ch%3}Im
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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 X3}eq|r9
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. L=#NUNiXr
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 nnj<k5
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. L6_%SGY_iE
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 r"2lcNE
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 1jd{AqHl
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。 4tCM2it%
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 -NJpql{Cb
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