(1)call the shots 做决断 V_jVVy30Ji
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. -G&>b
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 E15"AO
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. $~c?qU
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 d&'z0]mOe
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(3)clown around 胡闹 bf2R15|t5`
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 2h0I1a,7
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 HpXMPHd
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(4) cook up 虚构 wJ-G7V,)
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. r*]0PQ{?
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 f'aQ T
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 8>a/x ,
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Vt{C80n&N
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 s>z$_
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Ti`<,TA54
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. JoQzf~
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。 Q(h,P+
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 b $x<7l5C
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 8[5%l7's
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 /G`&k{SiK
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 =Run
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. YfUdpa0
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 J411bIxD+q
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 Zy@35;r
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. %Q"zU9
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 0?l|A1I%
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(10)for good 永远 ]YkF^Pf!v
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. [9UKVnX.V
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 %lNWaA
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 (WiA
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. VA.jt}YGE
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 GyJp!
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 xjOy3_Js
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. B5Rm z&
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 )xCpQ=nS
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶
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例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. _v4TyJ
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 k\_>/)g
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 5)V]qV$
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. XG<J'3
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 D
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. L5%~H?K(
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 >`=
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 w<j6ln+nM
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。 ;+K:^*oJ
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 6}R^L(^M
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