(1)call the shots 做决断 xZ`vcS(
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ILH[q>
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 G;u~H<
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. t g-(e=S4P
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。 VWK/(>TP
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(3)clown around 胡闹 -X7x~x-
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. N5=}0s]e
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 g4Dck4^!4
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(4) cook up 虚构 Et-|[ eL
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. R[v<mo[s
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 -#/DK
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 c1+z(NQ3
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. is^R8a
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 _4SZ9yu
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ,Fkq/h
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. %P<fz1
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。 o_Y?s+~i[/
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Fec4 #}|
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 3PRU
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ~-lUS0duh
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 'w72i/
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. "10\y{`v^
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 z4(\yx
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 }u0&> k|y
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 9lGa*f)
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(10)for good 永远 `VGw5o
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Q7v1xBM
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 _G<Wq`0w)
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 2MYez>D
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. &1yErGXC
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Zj ^e8u=T
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 B]gyj
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. a#CjGj)
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 v6uRzFw
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 !m'Rp~t
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Y@MxKK uj
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。 UEYJd&n0CB
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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 OR|Jc+LT
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ScVbo3{m*T
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 KE5>O1
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. .s41Tc5u
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ^4\0,>
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。 xkSVD6Km
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 Tl]yl$
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