(1)call the shots 做决断 3z!\Z[
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. oost}%WxN
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 8m2-fuJz
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 #,0%g1
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. a)`b;]+9
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。 oZA?}#DRl
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(3)clown around 胡闹 mflH &Bx9
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. !/BXMj,=
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ezY
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(4) cook up 虚构 F9^8/Z
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. bYYyXM
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 3;u* _ ]N_
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 w q% 4'(
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. >u4%s7v
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 CVyqr_n65/
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Sdy\s5
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. +3(1QgYM%
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。 6NVf&;laQ
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 wyMj^+ 2m
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. QyuSle
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 O\,n;oj
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 l23_K7
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. /o*r[g7<
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 BHy#g>KUF
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 #Wey)DI
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 3U!\5Nsby
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 7q<I7Wt
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(10)for good 永远
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Rf+ogLa=
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 %`t;5kmR
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ]!E|5=q
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ):
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 R+
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 CLg;
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. >?ZH[A
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 h3$.`
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 {.GC7dx
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. /d ?)
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 r DX_$,3L
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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 ,^3eMn
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. {s6;6>-kPW
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 9[N+x2q
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 J@54B
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ,3Y~ #{,i
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 E)DdiB'Rh
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 y TfAS.
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。 >:%i,K*AM
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 *A':^vgk
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