(1)call the shots 做决断 a;56k
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. x
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ?$<SCN=
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. d-hbvLn
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 j'k8^*M6
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(3)clown around 胡闹 vAi"$e
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. vz6SCGg,
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 JR/W9i
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(4) cook up 虚构 kclp}
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. t G]N*%@
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 d0'7efC+
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 T48BRVX-F
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. u06tDJ[
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 xy2\'kS`G
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Z/xV\Ggx
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. MO[c0n%
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。 /^d. &@*
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 5RW@_%C
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. s5Pq$<
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 b([:,T7
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 I9;xz ES
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. >g=^,G}y
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 TKK,Y{{
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 K-Re"zsz
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 8098y,mQe
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(10)for good 永远 5n:nZ_D
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. !zU/Hq{wcK
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 xf'LR[M
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 9p5= _
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. yGRR8F5>(
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 M/*Bh,M`
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 iM8sX
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Hyf"iYv+
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 3be6p
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 # ?_#!T|
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. nQ|GqU\oA
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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 18jJzYawh
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. S,XKW(5
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 l/[pEUYU
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. nkTYWw
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 vlvvi()
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。 Cb4_ ?OR0
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 [8.-(-/;
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