(1)call the shots 做决断 ERjf.7)d
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ,#loVLy
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 rC16?RovQ@
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. o9>X"5CmX
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。 7F\g3^z9`
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(3)clown around 胡闹 i,T{SV
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. N0PX<$y
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 YeJdkt
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(4) cook up 虚构 &tIm
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. r%i{a
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 eSU8/9B
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 QCw<* Id+
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. WAbhBA
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 U"]i.J1
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ]\lw^.%
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. o++Hdvai
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。 C7PiuL?
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 XjbK!.
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 6"(&lK\^
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ~@;7}Aag
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 IYPLitT
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. -(EqBr@_
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ZHJzh\?
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 9'M_t Mm5
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. I j /J
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(10)for good 永远 X1"nq]chGy
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. iDsjIW\j
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 9^tyjX2
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 u[DV{o
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. hCgNS1%4
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 \+\h<D-5
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. RZZB?vx
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 P}jr 8Z
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 K2QD&!4/T2
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. By9/tB
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。 `*a,8M%
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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 J98K:SAR
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ?kSs7e>
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 21qhlkdc
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 c
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ?m6E@.{
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Z6p>R;9n
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。 I(.XK ucU
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 XV&