(1)call the shots 做决断 +V{7")px6
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. e"'#\tSG
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 $uap8nN
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. >IX/<
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比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 CBDG./
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(3)clown around 胡闹 rQEyD
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 5w\fSY
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 52b*[tZ
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(4) cook up 虚构 `E!N9qI?t$
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. "Vr[4&`
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 {@<J_A
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. &f7fK|}
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 V\})3i8
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔
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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. QT9n,lX
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Q 2A7mGN
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Qb!PRCHQ
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 N<QjdD&
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 }g3+{\x8
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 01T`Flz
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 M;0]u.D*=
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 U,+[5sbo
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. P
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(10)for good 永远 `60gFVu
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 4;HJ;0-ps
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 MwfOy@|N
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 w~#nYM=fP!
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. L:(1ZS
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 .<z!3O&L
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 r?CI)Y;
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 0QvT
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ,=aJVb=C
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 'S[++w?Qq
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. RJy=pNztm
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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 S}f?.7
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. :5/Uh/sX
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 |A%<Z(
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. :QWq"cBem
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 J*l4|^i<
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 vsL[*OeI
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。 ?88`fJ@tk?
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 }<z_Q_b+e
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