(1)call the shots 做决断 27H4en; o=
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. #mO.[IuD
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 8EI&}I
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Z,b^f
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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。 a&R,jq
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(3)clown around 胡闹 8ZO~=e
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Gv\fF;,R
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 nON"+c*
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(4) cook up 虚构 061 f
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Ob-k`@_|
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 )v.\4Q4
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 .GPuKP|
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. h3A|nd>\
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 j;*=
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 sY'dN_F
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. ;WL0
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。 5d82M s
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 0 f"M-x
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. >[g'i+{
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 7jF2m'(
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 &44?k:
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ]^l-k@
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 Xc]Q_70O
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 PFeK;`[
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. O,KlZf_B
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 =TXc- J
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(10)for good 永远 kc:2ID&
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. eD 7Rv<
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 cNqw(\rr
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 q]t^6m&-
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. !GVxQll[f
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 [x|{VJ(h
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. &,`P%a&k
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Aaix?
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 h%@#jvh?4
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. vweD{\b
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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 R0mWVgoz
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. sFxciCpN
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 P(Hh%9'(
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ZCVN+::Y
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 :YZMRJL
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 \Tj(]
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。 bga2{<VF
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 -n~VMLd?@
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