(1)call the shots 做决断 9^&B.6! 6
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. wRZFBf~
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 +k
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例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. P:WxhO/
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。 9 ^8_^F
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ,vo]WIQ\:
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. bk1.H@8
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 },{sJ0To
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(4) cook up 虚构 +s6v!({Z
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. K^h9\<w
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 KG4zjQf
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. vw$b]MO!
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 /'zXb_R,$
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 wwet90_g
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. gi>W&6
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。 xLb=^Xjec
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 M?=I{}!@Q
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Fn0|v66
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 (w#)|9Cxm
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 'BUfdb8d
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 &'`ki0Xh;
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 WFzM s
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. DZ1.Bm0
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(10)for good 永远 7PuYrJ
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ESk:$`P
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 `e`DSl D>
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. , hrv
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 NcHU)
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. DAg*
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 =.OzpV)=V
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. K}MlC}oIt
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。 XH(-anU"!P
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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 )#GF:.B
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. x3(
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ji\&?%(B
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Jamt@=
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草
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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。 'r(g5H1}gi
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 _mk@1ft
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