(1)call the shots 做决断 -u2P ?~
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |K.mP4CKY
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Qp/QaVQ+
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Z8rvWH9
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(3)clown around 胡闹 :^kZ.6Q@
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ^r*r
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 +)y^'Qs
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(4) cook up 虚构 VY~yg*
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. =&,]Z6{>
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 fjU8gV
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. W7 Cc
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 c2&q*]?l;
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 5qr'.m
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. *Eo?k<:zPm
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。 Pb?$t
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 @&1ZB6OCb:
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. l y(>8F
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 AS\F{ !O
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 4WJ.^ (
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. cFeXpj?GV
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 dR"@`
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 Y8o)FVcyNy
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Qk,I^1w?7
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(10)for good 永远 Vl:^>jTki
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. hnDBFQ{
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 89o/F+ _b
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. NdzSz]q}
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ynE)Xdh
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 7PtN?;rP
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ;\=M;Zt
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 %`r?c<P}
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. N7O-2Z *
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。 Cn "s`
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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 xO&eRy?%
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. y *fDwd~
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 n
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. paKSr|O
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 %`&2+\`
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。 ,M^ P!
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 @JyK|.b#0
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