(1)call the shots 做决断 u0,~pJvX
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. WXM_H0K
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 5FMKJ7sC9
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 8|l
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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。 ;#
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(3)clown around 胡闹 +0OQ"2^&
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. {`'b+0[;@
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(4) cook up 虚构 *,. {Xf
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 4Vs;Y&t]
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 L=$P
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. fkYQ3d,`
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 OV[-m;h|
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ovl@[>OB
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. l20q(lb
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。 o^ 4+eE
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 s[g1ei9
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. iPIA&)x}
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 dcA0k
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 L/ZZe5I
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. #Ky0` n
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 |oM6(px
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 f9$98SI
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. VS`S@+p
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 dU\fC{1Z
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(10)for good 永远 =:b/z1-v
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. #: F)A_Y
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 3lJK[V{'#'
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 `8Om*{xg
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ~$cw]R58,9
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 emHi=[!i
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. AkF1Hj
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 [:o#d`^
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 >!$4nxq2>
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. UeRenp
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。 s"'1|^od
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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 ?]})Xf.A
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. [AU1JO`\"
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? M:x8]TA
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 DJbj@ 2W[
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. \h
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 JvG t=v
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。 b/ynCf8X
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 cx02b-O
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