(1)call the shots 做决断 UNcS\t2N
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. J7BfH,o
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 rrei6$H&
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. }"j7Qy)cs
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 X8Px
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(3)clown around 胡闹 -Cwx %
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. \$ L2xd
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 w{3
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(4) cook up 虚构 'v&k5`Qq
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Hd6g0
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 +1Oi-$
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 l|[cA}HtB
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. _ 97
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 +]/_gz
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 s`ly#+!.
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. ? &ew$%
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 bS_!KU
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ZKyK#\v<
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 %zQME6WELz
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ,2vPmff
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. k.>*!l0
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ce&)djC7U
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 Wq8Uq}~_g
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. RG-pN()
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 \"c;MK{
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(10)for good 永远 ?U:?o_w
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Ok[y3S
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 )Ac+5bs
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 M%+l21&
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 8
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 I{AteL
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. aPaGnP:^
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 pXPwn(
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 NJSzOL_
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. \](IBI:
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。 'm9f:iTr
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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 $/5<f<%u&)
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. u{xjFx-
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? m{Jo'*%8f
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 TDXLxoC?
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. =wHHR1e
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 _XIls*6AK
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 FCTz>N^p
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。 % Uybp
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 eW#U<x%P
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