(1)call the shots 做决断 6 EfBz
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. JYmYX-
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ZI1*Cb
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. }q'IY:r
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。 #I*{_|}=
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(3)clown around 胡闹 >B=s+}/ME
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. /GM!3%'=
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(4) cook up 虚构 D_[NzCv<-
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. oylQCbT
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 +P Dk>PdEt
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. c
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 &BNlMF
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. Y
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 0l& '`
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. :T?WN+3
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 m.
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 kX`m(
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. /;/:>c
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 FG+pR8aA$
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 _b>{:H&\
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~piE$"]&
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 7l/lY-zO
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(10)for good 永远 4lpcJ+:o
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. K]Vp! G
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 | 4}Y:d
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 tU2#Z=a
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. vnVT0)Lel
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 4)k-gKS*
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 OIpT9
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. C'y2!Q/"
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 VF";p^
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 jP_s(PQ
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. koS?UYF`
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 SCe$v76p#
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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 (!N2,1|
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. v<g~EjzCf
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 D}X6I#U'/
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. &0y`Gt
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 c/^jD5U7
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 3@ Fa
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。
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ^0cbN[~/ns
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