(1)call the shots 做决断
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例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. zpxyX|
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 f%d
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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. $J:~jY/J
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(3)clown around 胡闹 z1~U#
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. OEN'c0;5
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ZZ;V5o6E
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(4) cook up 虚构 A832z`
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. O~g0 R6M6e
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ! XNTk]!
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him.
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 nxYp9,c"
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 W>7 o
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例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. d `+cNKf
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 ODqWXw#
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 K_~SJbl
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. A|U_$!cLZ
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 AfW9;{j&I
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 NCysYmt
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. PizPsJ|&
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 U~8 oE_+
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 mI~k@ !3
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. "&/&v
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(10)for good 永远 A5ps|zidI
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. BqKh&m
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 3E361?ubM
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 7L:$Amb_F
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ~T[m{8uh
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. xe6 2gaT
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 hQfxz,X
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 rX#}2
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. =ITMAC\
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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 ukr
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Z\y@rp\l
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 }cE,&n
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 9)QvJ87e@7
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 V4!RUqK
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 kN>AY'1
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。 $vdGkz@6
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ht S5<+Y
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