(1)call the shots 做决断 *BxU5)O
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. HRTNIx
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 .joC ZKO
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ;nl JD#
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。 ~LI }
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(3)clown around 胡闹 Q>[{9bI4QP
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. U| yt
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 YdV.+v(30
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(4) cook up 虚构 P|1 D6
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. RrLj5 Jq
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 _9-;35D_
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 xTk6q*NvT^
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ]G&[P8hzB
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 'h ?
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ^G qO>1U
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. xqdkc^b
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。 ?Kmz urG
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 @Y,t]
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. =Crl{Ax
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 *56j'FX
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 1/bTwzR.g
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. &R/-~w5
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 Jj%xLv%
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 gWro])3
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. m,+E5^
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 K}q5,P(
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(10)for good 永远 ZC$u8$+P
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. n[BYBg1yG
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 lB_4jc
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 QP"5A7=m
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. -^np"Jk
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Rxw+`ru
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 pVl7]_=m
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. aeYz;&K
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 2./z6jXW_
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ">B&dNrt
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. s o: o
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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。 }.u[';q]S
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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 .R)Ho4CE
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. I+Y Z+
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? RYl{89
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 e Vj 8u
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. o7gZc/?n
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 .$f0!`
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 3Zz_wr6
例句: The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯,企图抓住一根救命稻草。 sw$JY}Q8x
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 >!PM5%G
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