(1)call the shots 做决断 }uC]o@/
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. L@=$0p41;
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 >`a^E1)
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Vp~ cN
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。 6|
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(3)clown around 胡闹 febn?|@
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. u/S>*E
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 w xte
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(4) cook up 虚构 0gW{6BtPWm
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Qk>U=]U
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Sw"h!\c`
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 }N(gP_?n
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. %Cqp88]
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 );JWrkpz
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 x3`JC&hF,q
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. WjK[% ;Z!
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。 ok:L]8UN3
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 EirZ}fDJzB
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 7)[Ve1;/N
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 +[MHl
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 &g5PPQ18
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 9_jiUZFje
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 o3|4PAA/
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. PH:5
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 #X%!7tU6
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(10)for good 永远 y9R%%i
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. .N.RpRz{f
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 P*7G?
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. YZ8[h`z
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Ly^bP>2i
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. )D/,QWk
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 w}OBp^V^
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 F@q9UlfB-
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. /Mw;oP{&b
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。 )fIG4#%\
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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 l-v m`-_#
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. f
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Z:N;>.3i
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. aZ_3@I{d`
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 aN07\
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 -2[4 @
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。 !DSm[Z1
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 Z#Nw[>NN*
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