(1)call the shots 做决断 +$>N]1
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ?VFM]hO
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 X?tj$
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ; D1FAz
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。 pG/
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(3)clown around 胡闹 }<vvxi
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Vy]A,Rn7
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 B,3 t`
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(4) cook up 虚构 p1+7<Y:
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. |y.zocBj
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 :@.C4oq
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. :~yzDk\I"-
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 CE)*qFs
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 QQ@9_[N
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. *5e<\{!
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。 }04Dg'
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Ba<ngG
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例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. SU/G)&Mi
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 brntE:
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ~%`EeJwT
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 |VK:2p^ u
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 8=:A/47=J
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. AWO0NWTB
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 PC|'yAN:
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(10)for good 永远 h%'
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ?4,@,
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 :AZp}
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. $57\u/(
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 A^-iHm
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 8/Mx5~ R
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. TM0b-W (H
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 6#E7!-u(-
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 )!i!3
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. VUp. j
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 +$PFHXB
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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 ?1CJf>B >
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. `|Ey)@w
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 \*uugw,\y
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. bhYU5I 9
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 okz]Qc>G
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Hq?& Qo
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。 PcB{=L
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。
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