(1)call the shots 做决断 e)3Mg^
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 4w]<1V
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 &3)6WD?:U
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 _ozg=n2(
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Kek%io
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。 #MbY+[Y@v
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(3)clown around 胡闹 n7zM;@{7
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. O"_QDl<ya
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(4) cook up 虚构 +aqQa~}r
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Ki%)LQAg
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 oeI[x
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 7
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 .'2"83f
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 QX_![|=
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. qR
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助
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例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. PAVlZ}kj
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 R/2L9Lcv
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 Lf{pTxKr
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. "kucFf f
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 j9cB<atL
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 9yLPh/!Ob
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. NVDIuh
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(10)for good 永远 HhzP Kd
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. MJKPpQ(,
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 C3 m_sv#e
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 !
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例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ~\%H0.P6
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 h5^We"}+
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 "`w*-O
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. l8lJ &
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 TdoH((nY
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 }5X.*wz
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. aecvz0}@R
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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 sr:hRQ27
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ;[|+tO_
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? yT(86#st
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Qk^}
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. fY|vq
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 XK(aH~7xme
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。 \/r]Ra
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 t9_&n.z
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