(1)call the shots 做决断 TQ :/RT
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. P1zK2sL_
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 WT3gNNx|
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. m@xi0t
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。 oUDVy_k
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(3)clown around 胡闹 !|wzf+V
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 7LZ^QC
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 (il0M=M
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(4) cook up 虚构 qztV,R T
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. > 6CV4 L
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 E;\M1(\u
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 8s}J!/2
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. zi]%Zp
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 +RZ~LA\+
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 N"5fmY<
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<dy3;
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。 VkmRh,T
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 J@"utY6N
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. t@zdmy
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 'w/qcD-
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 0Dv JZ|e
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !-]C;9Zd
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 P8yIegPY
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 B;zt#H4
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. TvhJVVQ+?
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 N0TeqOi4Y
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(10)for good 永远 b}z`BRCc
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 6Y*;{\Rd
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 RNJFSD.
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 jRZ%}KX
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 0NE{8O0;Fr
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 5a`%)K
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 6.Ie\5-a;
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. &]p}+{ (>
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ".2K9j7$
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 V-W'RunnW
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. L^Wz vv]
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。 ?H|T&66
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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 Nud,\mXrY[
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. eb:A1f4L
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 t1]6(@mj5
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. fjz) Gp
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 <lwuTow
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 %uDG75KP{
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。 .-I|DVHe
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 9(1rh9`=
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