(1)call the shots 做决断 o!=WFAi[pX
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. O"\nR:\
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 MA$Xv`6I\
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way.
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(3)clown around 胡闹 alc]
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. DKTD Z*
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 "?P[9x}
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(4) cook up 虚构 {M[~E|@D
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ^Z#@3=
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 , |l@j%
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 #sZIDn J#
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 1+a@k
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 &Xv1[nByU
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 {\EOo-&A
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.
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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。 MQJ%He"
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 0yz~W(tsm
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. BRa{\R^I
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 9_UN.]
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ljVIE/iq
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. =e{.yggE
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 nkRK+~>
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 lVoik*,B
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (UGol[f<
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 'B`#:tX^N
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(10)for good 永远 LWD#a~
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. nv)))I\
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 w.uK?A>W,
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 (ii(yz|
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ,#d[ad<
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 `eC+% O
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ?}8IQxU
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. # $~ oe"
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 cIb4-TeV
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 5)`h0TK
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Xm|ib%no
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。 ,9\Snn
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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 Y@%`ZPJ
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. n=o_1M|
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? Za%LAyT_s
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 *ik/p
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. #tDW!Xv?
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 mxp Y&Y
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。 % O%xpSYr
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 Ri @`a
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