(1)call the shots 做决断 & XmaGtt
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. rCwE$5
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ulxfxfd
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. @4hzNi+
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 KF
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(3)clown around 胡闹 yAfwQ$Ll7
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Asv]2> x
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 (IBT|K
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(4) cook up 虚构 tBbOxM m0
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. GQ;0KIN
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 rw,Ylr:3
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. "aOs#4N
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 9T;4aP>6j#
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 sSZ)C|Q
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. UxL*I[z5
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。 wkM1tKhy/
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 -T,?'J0 2
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ;.V/ngaj
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 -N8rs[c
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 |Y>Jf~SN
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. r,Uk)xa/^
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 7v*gwBH
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 dymq
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. UDHWl_%L
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 4yxQq7
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(10)for good 永远 OP`f[lCiL
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. #7i*Diqf9
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 riDb!oC
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 =]%JTGdp(
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. C^L+R7
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 e9o\qEm
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 e$Ksn_wEq
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. w\)K0RN
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 F\ B/q
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 T Rv
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. AELj"=RA
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。 1&|]8=pG7
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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 :W.H#@'(
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. o-\h;aQJ
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 8!E.3'jb
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Anz{u$0M[
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 RlOy,/-<
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。 K!6T8^JH
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 w?ugZYwX*
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