(1)call the shots 做决断 Eq%@"-mo
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. }`VDD?M
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 FwKj+f"
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. vZ7gS
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。 eS/B24;*
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(3)clown around 胡闹 G>qZxy`c
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. pC,o2~%{
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 3{%LS"c
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(4) cook up 虚构 RNVbcd
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. &>WWzikB*
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 "e3["'
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 `i~ Y Fr
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. x LBQ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 6Sj6i^"
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 +#@"*yj3
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. .k{ j]{k
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。 u#7+U\
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 vY|^/[x#B
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. z(uZF3
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 MjfFf} @
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 oz'\q0
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !M<{E*
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 k#TYKft
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 yj6@7@l>A
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. u]^N&2UW
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 [mxTa\
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(10)for good 永远 Rr(* aC2P
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. (oK^c-x
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 iyZZ}M
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 kyh_9K1
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. u
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 TfxwVPX
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 .N4
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. .UCt|> $
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 egR9AEJvz
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 s}&bJ"!Z
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. =!Vf
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。 g o5]<4`r
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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 NW|f7
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. c9' '
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? I0AJY
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 rRES8/
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. #0I{.Wy]
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 |4)
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 +,+vkpL-%
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。 WE}kTq
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ;T]d MfO
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