(1)call the shots 做决断 |(%H O@i
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. l;.BlHyu
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 >=V+X"\Z
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ZwMw g t
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。 <-F"&LI{<
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(3)clown around 胡闹 %gaKnT(|r
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. QP#Wfk(C
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 #-;BU{3*
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(4) cook up 虚构 L9T u>4
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {9Y'v
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 #*!$!c{
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. OLrD4 e
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 9zJ`;1
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 L3AwL)I
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. zqh{=&Tjx
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 F(<8:`N;G
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 guv@t&;t0
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 0R&
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 =@2V#X]M*
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !)O$Q}'\
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 >| ?T|
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 Wv"tAseu
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. kre&J
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(10)for good 永远 Z+"&{g
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. N^+ww]f?
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 0?SLRz8
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Jdn*?hc+
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 s{e(- 7'
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Ug21d42Z4
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 $)Yo g]}
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 `?JgHk
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ~7pjk
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。 kA__*b}8UK
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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 |L;psK
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. xV#a(>-4
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? AxlFU~E4
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 #OWs3$9
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. A[kH_{to;
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 jJZsBOW[8
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 8/"|VE DOr
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。 V=&,^qZ
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 -j_I_
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