(1)call the shots 做决断 0`Y"xN`'i
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. V?-SvQIk1
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 _[,7DA.qc
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. X1o=rT
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。 1ZO/R%[
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(3)clown around 胡闹 M i047-% (
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. nTCwLnX(O
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 7',WLuD
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例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /7igPNhx
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 2<tU
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. cBQ+`DXn5c
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 \-CL}Z}S
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 La
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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. SHRn$<
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 WB3YN+Xl3
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 1"~$(@oxG
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 0,j!*
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 e`zCz`R
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 DeTLh($\
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. $lb$ <
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 h@fF`
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. AtNF&=Op
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 <ToRPx&E
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(10)for good 永远 b{}ao
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. uA~?z:~=
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 B:#9
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 3ICM H
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. $y,tR.5.)[
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 U\i7'9w]3
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 70.Tm#qh
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 lH/7m;M
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ,M=s3D8C
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ^wz 2e
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。 q``:[Sz
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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 C sCH :>
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ._TN;tR~'
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 5=/j
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Fil6;R
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 *vOk21z77d
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。 Fhga^.5U&
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ]nq/yAF%
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