(1)call the shots 做决断 ,oi`BOh
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. B$[%pm`'2
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 fG[3%e
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 *Yk8Mj^_h
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. e7)%=F/)
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 g cK"
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(3)clown around 胡闹 1p"EE~v
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. i2%m}S;D9
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 j*Wh;I+h
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(4) cook up 虚构 -aeo7C
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. #SLxN AH
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 S&))
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 4+ ?ZTc(
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 6L`+z
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Hk~
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 6x zR*~7
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. K7R])*B.~
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 3K20f8g
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 _I}L$
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. gBiQIhz
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 r(2'0JQ
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 UE$[;Zg
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !7a^8
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 &)f++(i
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 m+8b2H:V
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. xS\QKnG.
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 W<hdb!bE
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(10)for good 永远 eYSGxcx
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. JW.&uV1Z
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 6UAxl3-\
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 0<]!G|;|
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Zow^bzy4
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 po$ynp756
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ![D,8]GD
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. LsD9hb7
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ]!J3?G
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~TK^aM
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. l:Xf(TLa
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。 <Ibr.L]
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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 ~aR='\<