(1)call the shots 做决断 >$kFYb>~q
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. X8}r= K~
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 fD%/]`y
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. J5b3r1~D"[
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 pyf'_
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(3)clown around 胡闹 @Z0. }}Y
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. n6[shXH
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 GS*O{u
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(4) cook up 虚构 Gn7\4,C
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. mq{Z
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 4=MVn
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. '4{@F~fu
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 3SM'vV0[
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 xK8m\=#
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. NO/$}vw
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。 52^3N>X4X
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 '3XOU.
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. l[ko)%7V
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 A@M2(?w4
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 (muJ-~CJk
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。 Z9mI%sC[(
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 2SU'lh\E
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. lC*xyOK
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 .}E<,T
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(10)for good 永远 nUY)LnI
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 0gyvRM@ x[
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 j % MY6"
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Z=hn}QY.(
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ZS l K
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ?:q"qwt$F
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Jv(E'"H
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. z@~ZMk
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 8<Nz34Y
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 *{JD=ua
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. L9[m/(:y
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 2+|r*2_glo
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 5m;pHgkb
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? [)IaXa
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 >$<Q:o}^
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. zBrIhL]95
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 NgGpLdaC2v
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 vr>J$(F
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。 WOYZ
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 a"+/fC`
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