(1)call the shots 做决断 ]|,}hsN
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. h{ix$Xn~
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 YOGj__:
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 0\ (:y^X
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(3)clown around 胡闹 W9tZX5V1
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. $S?gQN.e
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 L_vl%ii-
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(4) cook up 虚构 >JS^yVk
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. <YU4RZ
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 y<Xu65
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. fDqT7}L
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 x:!s+q`
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 .yXqa"p
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. F/>\uzu
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 g:JSy
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ~).D\Q\
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Q35\wQ#
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ws!~MSIy
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 !^su=c
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. =VuSi(d;e{
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 At=d//5FFP
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 C,l,fT
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. =tt3nfZ9
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(10)for good 永远 (M$>*O3SR
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. c6 mS
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 |R@T`dW
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. U[?_|=~7
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 MU
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. QE[<Y3M
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 .aY$-Y<
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 c5WMN.z
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. pl&nr7\
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 Uz! 3){E
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 #c@&mus
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. \uPzj_kU6
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? r@zT!.sc!
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 _(h=@cv
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. A[;deHg=
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 e
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例句: The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯,企图抓住一根救命稻草。 \M\7k5$
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 C&w0HoF
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