(1)call the shots 做决断 s,Azcqem
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. \xR1|M
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 OlI|.~
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 4SlEc|'7@
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。 j`7q7}
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(3)clown around 胡闹 bi~1d"j
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. }hRw{#*8
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ozB2L\D7
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(4) cook up 虚构 =#0f4z
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. F=EG#<@u
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 juIi-*R!
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 #q?'<''d,
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. bf@H(gCW=
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 B63puX{u#
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 &PZ&'N|P
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. P.aN4 9`=
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。 S\io5|P
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 A{|^_1
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 17la/7l<
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ]-g9dV_[>j
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 &Ql$7:r
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. #|8Ia:=s
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 >UNx<=ry
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 h>k[
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. <
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(10)for good 永远 FJQ=611@
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Uhs/F:E[A
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 4Dy|YH$>S
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 +cWo^ d.
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. g|TWoRx:
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 O#MaZ.=
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. N1iP!m9Q
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 )5Wt(p:T6_
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 +9exap27
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. /#}o19(-d
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。 ;x.5_Xw{.
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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 j[CXIz?c
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. <c3Te$.
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Y[!s:3\f
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. CFXr=.yz
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 B@k2lHks(
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ]$~\GE^
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。 *Za'^ Z2
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 P](/5KrK
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