(1)call the shots 做决断 oDC3AK&
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 8wBns)wy @
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 FUDMaI
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. vF_?1|*|
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。 ~"-wSAm
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(3)clown around 胡闹 <Z vG&
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. {DpZg",H-
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 `: 8&m
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(4) cook up 虚构 03,+uf
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Hi?],5,/
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 -i58FJ`B
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 5!?><{k=%
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Gm*i='f!?
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Q
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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. /$B<+;L!#
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 vXyaOZ
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 qwnC{
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ?p/i}28=y
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 iLFF "Hs
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 \5J/?
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 3C.bzw^
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 _w(SHWh2
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 Y0U:i.)
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Al
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(10)for good 永远 /f_lWr:9l
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. z$;z&X$j
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 I lvjS^j
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 WG<D+P
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. HJM- ;C](
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 p ^T0(\1
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 <T<?7SE+
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. #O qfyY!
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 D.4=4"qMi
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ;E(%s=i
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. $
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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 C4]vq+
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. {088j?[hzk
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ) j_g*<
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Zw`Xg@;xP
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Y }aa6
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 f)~urGazS
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。 )E'iC
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 kTL{?-
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