(1)call the shots 做决断 ovM;6o
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. >2pxl(i
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 'SlZ-SdR
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 0?/gEr
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。 ElB[k<
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(3)clown around 胡闹 2AhfQ%Y=
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. xl,%
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(4) cook up 虚构 Ot\[Ya''
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. k]r4b`x`
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 a5ZXrWv
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. E8#aE\'t
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 /"k [T
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 LkzA_|8: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. .4"BN<9
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。 80Fa i
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Yu)GV7\2
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. H^S<bZ
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 >M{98NH
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 9%NsW3|
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. B1~`*~@
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 *Us}E7/"'
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 qQDe'f~
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. T|BlFJ0"
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 [DeDU:
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(10)for good 永远 _)= e`9%
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. nZ'jj S[!
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 j~ds)dW%`&
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 2Ul8<${c{
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 3zKeN:w
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 >S }X)4
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ;Krs*3
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. SODHn9)
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 s=jH1^
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 p>?(uGV
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ]5a3e+
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 `.~S/$a.&
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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 ?nL,Otz
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ~Y~M}4
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 19O
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 (c}!gjm
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. -lfDoNRhQ
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 +\ "NPK@3
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 nJv=kk1|o
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。 PeiRe
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 j`@`M*)GB
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