(1)call the shots 做决断 eU%5CVH.v
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. CPVKz
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 j%p~.kW5
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. rG\m]C3 E
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。 CzvlZDo
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ZC2C`S\xr
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 6km
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(4) cook up 虚构 xh-[]Jz(
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. g u|;C
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 N\uQ-XOi
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Ec\x;li! *
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 .oK7E(Q J
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 QIV<!SO
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. p9s~WD/K
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。 Iyc')\W&
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 KPR{5
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ^m+W
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 i3%~Gc63
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 I2W2B3D` c
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Vks,3$
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 NDg]s2T
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 \
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 4O`h%`M
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 mCE})S
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(10)for good 永远 7q^/.:wlf
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Z~c7r n
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ^=W&p%Y(!
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 f.f4<_v'h
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 5o3_x ~e
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 L|Ydd!m
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 ZH}NlEn
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. RdDcMZ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 -of= Lp
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 7 %|>7
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 19rUvgC{M
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。 #_7c>gn
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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 ?hmb"^vlG
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 62_$O"
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 -24.[E/5
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. &q<8tTW5
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 6wd]X-G++
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。 Jzdc'3dq
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 1CM1u+<iZ
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