(1)call the shots 做决断 "s!!\/^9C
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. )QYg[<e6
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 2g5i3C.q$
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Jb~$Vrdy
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. H'k $<S
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(3)clown around 胡闹 hw! l{yv
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. C'&)""3d
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 !z">aIj\6
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(4) cook up 虚构 _DsA<SJ]
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. YoyJnl.?u
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 @_s`@,=
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 bVfFhfh*
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ++ O
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 /V'^$enK!}
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 $DPMi9,7^
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. /|7@rH([{
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 qHwHP 1
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 (!b_o A8V
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. UI:YzR
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 SZUhZIz&
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 )m8ve)l
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. [3$L}m
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 H CBZ*Z-
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 $db]b
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 1D2Uomd(
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 $;O-1# ]
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(10)for good 永远 *"cK_MH/o
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Q6>7{\8l
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 #Z;6f{yWf
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 6yDj1PI
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ,m4M39MWJ
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 K4T#8K]aZF
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 cnJL*{H<2
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. '5^$v{
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 $ghAC
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 6d4e~F
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Om%HrT
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。 9NUft8QB
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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 'K|Jg.2
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. k8>(-W"A
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 01N]|F:
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. a#i85su
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ^pI&f{q
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