(1)call the shots 做决断 M!D3 }JRm
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. .|i.Cq8
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 R8Fv{7]c
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ope^~+c~\
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ~dTrf>R8M
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。 x7<K<k;s
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(3)clown around 胡闹 @Z:l62l=bE
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 6A+nS=
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 mtcw#D
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(4) cook up 虚构 {q^[a-h>
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. i2SR{e8:GF
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 H9Q&tl9
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 p}U ~+:v
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Yufc{M00
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 $suzW;{#
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 B>P{A7Q
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. )R1<N
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 ^RIl
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 U26}gT)
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. 5vnrA'BhBU
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 v_GUNRs
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 D_zZXbNc
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. suDQ~\n
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 R.yvjPwJ
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 CB}2j
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. SSMHoJGm
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(10)for good 永远 Jij*x>K>y
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. T</F
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 )MTOU47U
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. #Ki[$bS~6
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Z=vU}S>r|v
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 IyG}H}
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. yEE*B:
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Zp=U
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 FJ)$f?=Qd
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. n,WqyNt*
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 s`~IUNJ@P
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 4~Q/"hMSkO
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. >}6%#CAf
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ~oY^;/ j
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. \z(gqkc 6
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ?^\|-Gr
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 .U]-j\
例句: The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯,企图抓住一根救命稻草。 \LexR.Di
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 H$UcF1k<
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