(1)call the shots 做决断 m6=Jp<
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ;+h-o
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 RTR@p =ck
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 5L8 )w5
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. zL,B?
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。 Us*"g{PQ
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(3)clown around 胡闹 qkbxa?&X
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. )0 W-S9e<
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 urK[v
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(4) cook up 虚构 2gnmk
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例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ZhpbbS
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ^sA"&Vdr^
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 f~NGIlgR
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. p:n.:GZ=y
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 D-IXO@x
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 X}s}E
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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. #^ cmh
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。 &^4 E )F
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Hkck=@>8H*
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. XV>
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人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 P,@ :?6
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 GE{u2<%@
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. atA:v3"
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 s,|s;w*.
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 :UgCP ~Y
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 2l9RU}
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 (;o/2Q?
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(10)for good 永远 8={"j
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ^5yFb=2
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 lB
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ]VU a$$
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ;^K4kK&f
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 &CEZ+\bA
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. "}jY;d#n
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 =(x W7Pt~
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 6GZzNhz
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Bco_\cpt]z
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。 &>.
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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 jml
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 5|E_ ,d!v
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? e+t2F
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 s}pn5zMp:8
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ,?Bo
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 *mgK^9<
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。 !h "6h
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 0WjPo
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