(1)call the shots 做决断 p}/D{|xO
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. <&O*'
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 DcM/p8da
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. eLXL5&}`fh
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。 oTXIs4+G
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(3)clown around 胡闹 1tiOf~)
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. w\N\J^5,Q
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 SK@ p0:
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(4) cook up 虚构 9xw"NcL
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. dBovcc
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 7^M$u\a)U
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 |S@
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. A:z
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 }|[0FP]v
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 #Hu##x|
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 0YfmAF$/ B
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。 kX}sDvP3
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 iCh8e>+
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. rLmc(-q
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 7,Z<PE
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ;/?w-)n?
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 6|3 X*Orn
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 NRT]dYf"z
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 !Yn#3c
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 6w
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(10)for good 永远 #;@I.
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. a$^)~2U{
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Pw7uxN`
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 <}8G1<QZ'.
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ?vI2mra+
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 d^!3&y&
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Y= =5\;-
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. l.Ev]G/5
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 sN?Rx}
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 `T7TWv"M
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. /4;A.r`;
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。 I2SH
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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 DS7L}]
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. em )%U
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? )flm3G2u
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ,`YBTU
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. \QF0(*!!
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 D Y4!RjJ47
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 r#&JfAo
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。 &V+KM"Ow
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 Ej6ho 0_
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