(1)call the shots 做决断 z'Ut9u
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Mw6
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 sGGi7%
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. cu4 |!s`#
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。
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(3)clown around 胡闹 yDi'@Z9R?
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. k.%FGn'fR
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 r<$"T
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(4) cook up 虚构 W"D>>]$|u
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. S\@U3|Q5
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 xHlO~:Lc
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 q)RTy|NJ^
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. %)y-BdSp.
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 fLuOxYQbf
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 vZ|Wj] ;o
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. 0w6"p>s>c
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。 2-rfFqpe
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 \*30E<;C_
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. N{K[sXCW
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 :MF+`RpL
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ^:ehG9
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. zCj#Nfm
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 uh3<%9#\k
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 5Qxm\?0J
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. VW**N}1#C
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 -'j|U[&N\
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(10)for good 永远 `m-7L
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. )fbYP@9>a
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ?b?YiK&yz
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 g` 41d
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. %WFZ&>en&
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 YDGW]T]i ?
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 35~1$uRA
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 28lor&Cc
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 #!w7E,UBi
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 3moDu
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. o#V{mm,{Pm
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。 Gi,4PD-ro
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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 Y".4."NX
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 3:3>k8
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? $6/CTQ
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 *;~i\M9_
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 3d(:Y6D)
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 l
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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。 )8V=!73
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 uVzvUz{b
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