(1)call the shots 做决断 C!^A\T7p
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ^!S4?<v
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 D Yf2V6'
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. >;4q
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。 .5Y{Yme
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(3)clown around 胡闹 Sqn>L`Lz
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ?IAu,s*u
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 nKGQU,C
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(4) cook up 虚构 $^fF}y6N
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 1TQ?Fxj
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 x 4v:67_^
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 #`3Q4
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. J-<P~9m~I
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 XDCm
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 xK6`|/e
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. clU ?bF~e1
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 E'\gd7t ;
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 @LI;q
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. L!xFhVA<
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 6 EqN>.
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 F\N0<o
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 7#C$}1XJ1
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 2B$dT=G
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 Sk53Lc
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. bQ>wyA+G&E
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 TQO|C?
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(10)for good 永远 Mrk3r/
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. [l^XqD D4
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 UUfM7gq
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 q,ie)`
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. <2]h$53y!
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 I?D=Q$s
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess.
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 .<QKQ% -
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 3Y#
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. c<_1o!68
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。 f.J^HQ_
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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 kKF=%J?X
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. O83J[YuzjN
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? K7C
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 LIG@`
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 4-[U[JJc
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 YL*FjpVW
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。 >A D!)&c
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 XwEMF5[
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