(1)call the shots 做决断 :po6%}hn
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. P05`DX}r,
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ,uC-^T
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例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Skci;4T(
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。 7\%JJw6h
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(3)clown around 胡闹 HBe*wk Pd
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. uT,i&
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 [5L?#Y
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(4) cook up 虚构 i,ZEUdd*_
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Hh;lT
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Ph""[0n%o
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. O>pX(DS
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 3ArHaAv{y
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ].xSX0YQ%
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. %:`v.AG
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。 o]&q'>Rf
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 6 :|;O
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 'k\j[fk/K
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 FhY#3-jH
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ~wuCa!!A
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. EQlb:;j
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 {p1`[R&n#
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 @-[}pZ/
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 9#U]?^DJ@
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(10)for good 永远 5]I)qij
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ' F.^ 8/>
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 lfDd%.:q4S
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 13F]7l-#
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. C5 ILVQ
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 w;ZT-Fti
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 jw{N#QDh
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9dA+#;?
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 ,e'm@d$Q*
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. <J+Oh\8tad
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 rd0Fd+t/
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 ^/E'Rf3[A
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. t'eu>a1D
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? *O'|NQhNx>
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 &T, ,fz$
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. neM)(` gp
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 G 0pq'7B
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 -(TC'
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。 .TA)|df
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 {2:baoG-
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