(1)call the shots 做决断 zt|1tU:
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. r~,3
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 3FO-9H
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. vs$.i
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 /=#~8
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(3)clown around 胡闹 aDLlL?r3
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. %7\l+g,
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 0oi.k;
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(4) cook up 虚构 #X{lV]Z
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. w9gfva$&
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Gcxz$.(
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ,]9p&xu
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 ^foCcO
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 rT4q x2 u
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. Lke!VS!P&
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#}nKN'
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 l[WX77bp=
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Fy6Lz.baB
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 k#V\O2lb
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 'XYjo&w
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Eh9{n,5-
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 {irl}EeyC
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 KYg'=({x
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. nU2w\(3|
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(10)for good 永远 SU~ljAF4
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. A*]sN8
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 sbhUW>%.
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. n2'XWbMaL
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Je K0><
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 73ABop
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. =C^4nP-
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 2jxh7\zE
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 O;(n[k
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 1n>AN.nI
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。 B6!ni@$M8X
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 R?2T0^0
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. k/Ao?R=@gI
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? 2>^jMln
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 [F,s=,S'M
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. --7@rxv
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 j4(f1
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ^/$U(4
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。 ~yRKNH*M
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 RAxp2uif
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