(1)call the shots 做决断 nrbP3sf*
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. +Y>oNX1KN
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 h)z2#qfc
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 \\`(x:\
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 2M+*VO
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(3)clown around 胡闹 }|Bs|$q
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. lA4TWU (]
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 EWOa2^%}Z\
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(4) cook up 虚构 0(o.[%Ye
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. F]s:`4
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 XcL%0%`
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. M6].V *k'2
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 SEH[6W3
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ]oC"gWDYu
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 6.6?Rp".
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 A>_,tt
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 kr-5O0tmf
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. amWKykVS5
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 "CZv5)
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 !t\sg
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. J5Ti@(G5V
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ,RP 9v*
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 Qraa0]56
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. z:1t
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(10)for good 永远 c:<a"$
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. _'*(-K5&
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 d1'= \PYr
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 5hTScnL%
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 O2"V'(
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ln8es{q
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ^dE[ ;
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. JVr8O`>T
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。 O- LwX
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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 zS h9`F
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. #rNc+
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 9vSKIq
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. VE}r'MBk
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ,t:P
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。 R.vOYzo
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 |f!J-H)
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