(1)call the shots 做决断 !P*1^8b`f
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. sP1wO4M?{
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 > UT Ak
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. @^Tof5?F?
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。 l#8SlRji
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(3)clown around 胡闹 w#v8a$tT
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Z
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 Wb! "L`m
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(4) cook up 虚构 mmC&xZ5f
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. YmP`Gg#>p
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 3JuWG\r)l
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 i#I+
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. B7"/K]dR:
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 ?`+46U%
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 cnm&oC 6
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. :Mz$~o<
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。 S1Q2<<[
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 2#z 6= M~A
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Y9rW_m@B
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 lWj|7
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 hX#s3)87
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. -!E ))|A
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 g?V>+oMx
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 qx0RCP /s
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (yk^%
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(10)for good 永远 O[O`4de9
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9W$d'IA
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 "kC uCc
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. [t55Kz*cD
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Kg0Vbzvb
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ~.qzQ_O/
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. H"PnX-fGN
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 a\an
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 &Mz3CC6
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. I(fq4$
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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 V>}@--$c-r
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ]PVPt,c
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 b#h?O}
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Uq/#\7/rL
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 QF/A-[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。 3nt&Sf
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 srfFJX7*
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