(1)call the shots 做决断 Maa5a
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots.
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 `t6lnO
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Efp=z=E
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。 "VT5WFj
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(3)clown around 胡闹 7]nPWz1%*
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. {q}:w{x9u
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 3M%EK2 ,
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(4) cook up 虚构 >F+:ej
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. bzJKoxU
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 6:B5PJq
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 V ?_%Y<|L
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. LL[+QcH
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 +ixDB0"\
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 >,] #~d
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. dtg Ja_
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 F)gL=6h
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Qb(CH
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 Rw/G =zV@2
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 E_H1X'|qS4
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. qL'3MY.!
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 W2<X 5'
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 R(zsn;
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. wz,
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(10)for good 永远 >#q|Pjv]
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ~(Tz <
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 S;t~"87v*
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 F;b|A`M
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. mdZELRu
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 qnA:[H;F
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 <;XJ::d
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ]!A;-m
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 K[ \z'9Q
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 *jJ62-o
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. VLO>{"{'
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。 :?p{ga9
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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 bkM$ Qo
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. z N
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Gt1Up~\s
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. t]` 2f3UO
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 q@\_q!
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 .U1dcL6
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。 gRFC n6Q
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 V\G>e{
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