(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. 4-1=1)c*
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 6B'd]Fe
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. [,JUC<
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。 VXX7Y?!
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(3)clown around 胡闹 (=
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. zT4SI'r?f
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ap,%)on^
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(4) cook up 虚构 _9*3Mr)2N
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ^VabXGzo#
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 [M?'Nw/[S
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 zg>4/10P1q
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. O7vJ`K(!
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 h'%iY6!fA
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Qu]F<H*Y|
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. ;&=c@>!xP#
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。 vuN!7*d+
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 R<]f[
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. !X5n'1&
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 |}$ZOwc
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 Qx<86aKkF
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. w`ebZa/j
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ?y"=jn
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 rs`"Kz`(
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. O7,)#{
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 B bP&-c
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(10)for good 永远 \?EnTu.
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. O S?S$y
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 d K.k,7R
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 8p"R4
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. @?bO@
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 {XR3L'X
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 xQA6!j
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. zw,( kv
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Xlg0u.
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 NRIp@PIF:"
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 85gdmla@9
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。 ';,Rq9-'
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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
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 0*y|k1
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? _|1m]2'9
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 MVDEVq0
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 0vYHx V
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 MeCHn2zwB
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 L>@:Xo@
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。 Fx!NRY_
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 &[#iM0;)W0
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