(1)call the shots 做决断 4j}uVGi{e
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. mE"},ksg
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 e3}o3c_
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ?f4jqF~Fh
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(3)clown around 胡闹 1D2Yued
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ,&0iFUwN_
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 Or"+d 5
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(4) cook up 虚构 w/Y6m.i1
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. @{o3NR_
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 W'f)W4D$6
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Ztj~Q 9mu
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Z=[?Tf
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 xOBzT&
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ),&tF_z:
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. 0/,Dy2h
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。 ??h4qJ
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 &v.Nj9{zi
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. q+cx.Rc#
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 r>;6>ZMe
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 BiCC72oig
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. kqt.?iJw
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 YZQF*fj
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 RinaGeim
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. q
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毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 GcCMCR3
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(10)for good 永远 #*x8)6Ct
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. jZP~!q
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 [@`Ki
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 W
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例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. M\)(_I)V=
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 6}^6+@LG
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. uH=^ILN.
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ;SVAar4r
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 }8)iFP&"
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. +nm?+F
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{$9e;8yT
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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 o.x<h";
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Nc[[o>/Cb
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? IM*T+iRKqF
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 dXewS_7
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. I>(-&YbC
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 x'hUw*
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 mYw9lM
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。 3iv;4e ;
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 U7le> d;L
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