(1)call the shots 做决断 =,T~F3pK
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Mm6
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ];uvE? 55
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. K]
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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。 m%Ef]({I
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(3)clown around 胡闹 /u #9M {
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @L0wd>
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 vxqMo9T
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(4) cook up 虚构 e9%6+9Y
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 5n9F\T5
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 1/&j'B
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 5T
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Hy `r}+
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 e,4!/|H:
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 f ~Fus
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. +- .BF"}
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。 ikxSWO_Y=
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 (+^1'?C8
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Jhj]rsGk
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 Ko%rB+d
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 \\/X+4|o'
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. `nizGg~1
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 1:&$0jU&U
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 sP+S86
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. "^trHh8=
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 I+<`}
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(10)for good 永远 #|e<l1 F
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. }>OE"#si
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 'PO1{&M
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 #`W8-w
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 1/fvk
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 d@l;dos),
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 2xnOWW
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. UG!&n@R
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 .K93VTzy
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 utTek5/
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. eU12*(
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。 P#0_
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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 2`},;i~[
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. e-s@@k
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? ECSC,oJ
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 _9-Ajv
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. AH}
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Ltj}>.+
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 q{@Wn]!k
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。 :C&?(HJ&r
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 DTJ
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