(1)call the shots 做决断 (n#
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. s|dL.@0,L
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 =T;%R^@
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ))u$j4V
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. -K+gr sb
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(3)clown around 胡闹 61CNEzQ
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. HnZrRHT0
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 {{:MJ\_"h_
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(4) cook up 虚构 9v0f4Pbxm
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. UI |D?z<
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 /TS>I8V!
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 R~)c(jj5
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. k:R9wo
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 LKztGfy
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Ywlym\
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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. =v1s@5;~
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 t4h5R
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. H<dm;cU
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 j @sd x)1+
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 2i8'*L+j
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Eo)n(
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 ,c}Q;eYc3
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department.
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(10)for good 永远 v&p\r'w
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. $:F] O$A
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 *m2J$9q
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 TC"mP!1
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ?5"~V^L3
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 F6YMcdU
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ;%hlh)k$
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. : E]A51
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 X2T)]`@
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Mt<TEr}7Z=
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 592q`m\
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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 N^CD4l
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. /3'>MRzR
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 pgfI1`h
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. tb^3-ZUb
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 <JDkvpckx.
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。 ,`)!K}2
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 GYyP+7K4l[
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