(1)call the shots 做决断 WVir[Kv%
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ROW8YTYb
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 n]r7} 2hM
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. roVGS{4T\
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。 B24wn8<
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(3)clown around 胡闹 F
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. K.JKE"j)d
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 Oz-X}eM
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(4) cook up 虚构 Dc}-wnga
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. q~T*R<S
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 HX7"w
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 1\$xq9
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 W{*U#:Jx1
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 6H53FMqr
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. ;S7MP`o@
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。 K_G(J>
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ?<%GYdus
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. B#OnooJI
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 &l/2[>D%4
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 XBh0=E?qiS
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. h'|{@X
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 [sy~i{Bm
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. @/9#Z4&d0
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 8Mf6*G#Y
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(10)for good 永远 J NPEyC
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. onI%Jl sq
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 zogw1g&C
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. hs!a'E
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 &5h{XSv
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Ej~vp2
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. c>6dlWTqX
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 G3
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 J<'[P$D
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. lmi,P-Q
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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 1hp`.!3]H
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ?#YheML?
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 WYSqnmi
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. opU=49b
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 NvW`x
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。 't.IYBHx
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 S81%iz.n
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