(1)call the shots 做决断 YDC mI@
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. _AV1WS;^^8
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 4?N8R$
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 0![
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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. a{!QOX%K
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ,F&g5'
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. tg^sCxz9]
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 RMO,ZVq
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(4) cook up 虚构 gVeEdo`$<
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. fQrhsuCrC
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ( mxT2"fC
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 q'pK,uNW
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. /TS=7J#
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 OY[e.N
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ?!qY,9lhH
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. wf,7==
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。 TJE\A)|>g
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Y@'8[]=0
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Gm*X'[\DD
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 1[_mEtM:]B
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 oJ#,XMKga
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. u3Gjg{-N7
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 $R<Me
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 CctJFcEZ
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. kw2T>
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 &A#~)i5gF
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(10)for good 永远 !w
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. TAjh"JJIV
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 (EPsTox
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 lRh9j l
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. tabT0
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 P%K4[c W~
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ZiLj=bh
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. o1nURJ!
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 (8_\^jJ
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Y^<bl2"y8
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. +{sqcr1G
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 s/089jlc
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 26CS6(sn
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 6(PM'@i
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 0'nikLaKy
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 &/,|+U[
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. \9-"M;R.d
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 G:g69=x y
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 C]Q8:6b
例句: The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯,企图抓住一根救命稻草。 ^*fQX1h<
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 \W,I?Kx$
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