(1)call the shots 做决断 _aeIK
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. r<$o [,W
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 y2W|,=Vd
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. w73?E#8
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 fB80&G9
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(3)clown around 胡闹 3k3C\Cw
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 2HUw^ *3
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 }?\^^v h7
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(4) cook up 虚构 9tX+n{i
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. G9^xv
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 [
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例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. y8_$YA/g
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 3eg6 CdT
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 E!'6vDVC:
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. [~PR\qm
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。 zauDwV=
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 fy]c=:EmD
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. h!@7'Q
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 |kH.o=
QM far and away 毋庸置疑 ^U5Qb"hz
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (dZ]j){
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 nK32or3
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(10)for good 永远 $ay!'MK0d
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. oYdE s&qq
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 43x2BW&&
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 hxzA1s%~
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. CuD}Uo+u
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 m.p$f$A_
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 dQ:F 5|p
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. DuNindo8
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 d<+hQ\BF,
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. GGnlkp& E
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 /o%VjP"<
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 Th$Z9+()
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ?"*JV1 9
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? HCsd$M;Hbv
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 7O'.KoMw
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Q-<Qm ?
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 I?St}Tl
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 QyxUK}6mr
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。 ]=VRct
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 Gbjh|j=
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