实用习语集锦（二）

（1）call the shots 　做决断 %(1y  
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 0te[i*G  
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 aXD|XE%  
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve　 锦囊妙计 `7 J4h9K  
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. pWGIA6&v
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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。 WZ@$bf}f0  
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（3）clown around 　胡闹 q[.,i{2R}  
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. =co6.Il  
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 38RyUHL=  
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（4） cook up　 虚构 kPp7;U2A  
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 6)3pnhG9  
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 74~%4  
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（5）crocodile tears　 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 o l+*Oe  
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Oyjhc<6  
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。　　 4Cf.%f9@  
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（6）cry over spilled milk　 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 5bprhq-7  
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. k?Iq 6  
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。 0~nub  
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（7）down and out　 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 rge/qUr/^  
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. :LR>U;2  
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 )G|'PXI
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（8） eat like a bird　 胃口小，吃的少 iC<qWq|S_m  
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. +r]2.  
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 hzy#%FaB  

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（9） far and away　 毋庸置疑 b U>.Bp]  
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. , *Z!Bd8  
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Dn.%+im-u  
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（10）for good 　永远 A!`Q[%$  
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. hQbz}x  
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 *h"7!g  
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（11） get fired　 炒鱿鱼 jL#`CD
  
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Bjsg!^X7  
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 \w@ "`!%  
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（12） get it (all) together 　不慌不忙；沉着冷静 >o!~T}J7  
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. J?bx<$C@  
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 CF@j]I@{   
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（13） get one‘s goat 　使人发怒或厌恶 'di(5  
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Eg#WR&Uq"  
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。 ksli-Px  
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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 10e~Yc  
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. a.s5>:Ct  
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ g,5Tr_  
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（15）give an ear to　听一听 sb*)K,U  
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. =E-V-?N\  
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ]9NA3U7F  
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（16）grasp at a straw 　抓救命稻草 ~~3 BV,  
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。 xE
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（17）guts 　勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 `"qSr%|  
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