实用习语集锦（二）

（1）call the shots 　做决断 EWNm }C9  
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. *ud/'HR8]  
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 t8_i[Hw6D  
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve　 锦囊妙计 >9i%Yuy](  
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Q@aDa8Z  
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。 t[=teB v<  
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（3）clown around 　胡闹 ^9`S`Bhp  
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 9tBE=L=  
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 (D~NW*,9  
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（4） cook up　 虚构 W'3~vQF  
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class.
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 t}x^*I$*  
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（5）crocodile tears　 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 sOb=+u$$9  
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. m(rd\3d  
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。　　 ^W*3S[-`g  
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（6）cry over spilled milk　 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 h4geoC_W2  
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. G+V?c1Me  
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。 :211T&B%A_  
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（7）down and out　 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 <F
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. j3&tXZ;F  
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ~;D5j) 9I  
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（8） eat like a bird　 胃口小，吃的少 Y'eE({)<K  
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. s_RUb  
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 rOA{8)jIa*  
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（9） far and away　 毋庸置疑 w3E#v&"=Y  
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. -![>aqWmj1  
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 </-aG[Fi  
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（10）for good 　永远 #.W^7}H   
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ?f&O4H
 
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 gv}J"anD  
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（11） get fired　 炒鱿鱼 %z"${ zw  
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. S
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 +5xk6RP   
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（12） get it (all) together 　不慌不忙；沉着冷静 n1r'Y;G  
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. R!y`p:O C  
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ka?EXF:  
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（13） get one‘s goat 　使人发怒或厌恶 u.9syr  
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "*JyNwf  
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。 i=AQ1X\s  
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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 ;JV(!8[  
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 3\E G  
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ '8V>:dy>  
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（15）give an ear to　听一听 cZl/8?dj}  
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. AoFxho  
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。
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（16）grasp at a straw 　抓救命稻草 `w K6B5>  
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。 klxNGxWAX  
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（17）guts 　勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 pWOK~=t  
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