(1)call the shots 做决断 m`Z.xIA7;
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. pL> Yx>
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 s.KfMJ"u[
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. #G?",,&dM
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(3)clown around 胡闹 KF!d?
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 300[2}Y]
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(4) cook up 虚构 }>3jHWxLc
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. o4LVG
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 sqRvnCD!
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ec*Ni|`Z'
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 q%)."10}]
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 e<~bDFH
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. GW7+#
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。 ,Hp7`I>/
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ws
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例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 4ZYywD wn
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 uNqN &7g
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. wawJZ+V
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 v9#F\ F/
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. tQTjqy{K
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(10)for good 永远 N7)K\)DS!z
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 3XncEdy_
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 z.tN<P 7
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. QQ %W3D@
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 AMK(-=
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. E0u&hBd3_
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 fW=eB'Sl
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 YmHu8H_Q
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. o;OEb
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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 K :>O X
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. z]&?}o
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 K.b:ae^k
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. !bCaDTz
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 nW
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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。 }:!X@C~
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 U&#`5u6'j
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