(1)call the shots 做决断 S@~ReRew2
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. s.KfMJ"u[
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 AUfcf*
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. LfCgvq6/pO
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。 Z[,,(M
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(3)clown around 胡闹 9+.3GRt7
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. -$@'@U
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 )oM%
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(4) cook up 虚构 ORXH<;^0y
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. C8}=fa3u
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Imyw-8/;
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 j<9^BNl
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ,ZO?D|M1
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 gd]_OY7L
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 R4zOiBi'B
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. %;Z_`W
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 ofgNL .u
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ;rnhv:Iw
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. [g=4'4EZc
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 `dl^)4J
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 tdp>vI!
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. V~Jt
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 8hSw4S"$
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 DV*e.Y>
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. zqRps8=
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(10)for good 永远 bJeF1LjS
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good.
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每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 wawJZ+V
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 p>+Q6o9O
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. zOy_qozk
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 6;M{suG|
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. nY?&k$n
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 SI=7$8T5=5
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 3wPUP+)c7
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Q*e\I8R}
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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 fOP3`G^\
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Qr-,J_
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 pTH5-l_f]
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. hANe$10=H
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 L9!\\U
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 L3s"L.G
例句: The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯,企图抓住一根救命稻草。 &WS'Me
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 J2$,'(!(
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