(1)call the shots 做决断 {xEX_$nv
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. qfC9 {gu
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 0J$wX yh
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 dp)lHBV
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. )~d2`1zGS
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。 Ze WHSU
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(3)clown around 胡闹 8i-?\VZD
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. TW3:Y\ p
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 wgLS9.
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(4) cook up 虚构 t8GJ;
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. HLYM(Pz
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 =Z#tZ{"
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ,wO5IaV
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. -rH4/Iby
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 <py~(q
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ui9gt"qS`
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. ,)]ZD H
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。 EXa6"D
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 42z9N\ f
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ?N11R?8
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 7MGc+M(p
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 aE,x>I 7 D
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. /f%u_ 8pV%
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 P]y2W#Rs
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 d_5h6Cz4
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~d{E>J77j
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ! \awT
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(10)for good 永远 a$aI%
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. KL5rF,DME
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ~PlwPvWo
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 [&{"1Z
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. DN^ln%#
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 5V?1/
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ;"Ot\:0
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. @
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 pY8+;w
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~Dy0HVE
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. w-\fCp )
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。 nosEo?{
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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 sn Ekei|0
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. D^&!
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? `J-"S<c?_
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 n53}79Uiz
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. aY {.
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 m
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 F`u{'w:Hv
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。 nIsi
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 3ZB;-F5v
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