(1)call the shots 做决断 &SuWmtq
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. %^tKt
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 *Z'*^Y1le
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 }-Q FMPXhG
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. v&Xsyb0CaM
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。 ChzKwYDY
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(3)clown around 胡闹 vOIK6-
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. "IQ' (^-P
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 Ug(;\*yg
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(4) cook up 虚构 MYNNeO
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. [`pp[J-~7
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 &h^E_]P
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 } )DE
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. i2.g}pM.A
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 2OT
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 4z6i{n-k
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. _v=S4A#tF
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。 k*XI/k5Vc
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 O_=2{k~s0
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. K9-;-{qb
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 AzFd#P
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 0QJ
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. DpD19)ouy
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 RHO| g0
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 c,@&Z#IZ`
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. |w; hu]
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 {"kEu
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(10)for good 永远 \vg(@)$q
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ;IV
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 H(|n,c
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 `G/%U~
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. [d"]AF[#
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 XotiKCk|Aq
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 sF. oZ>
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. |)TI&T;k
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 f%,Vplb
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 $G\WW@*GE
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. y
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不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 {beu
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 5&
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. EKgY
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? g49G7sk
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 9-/u _$
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. rtSG-_[i
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 \=1$$EDS9
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 #Vy8<Vy&w
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。 I%|,KWM
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 !{1;wC(b
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