(1)call the shots 做决断 ^PCL^]W
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. "> 4[+'
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 uJAB)ti2I
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ?;r7j V/`j
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。 ? _h#>
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(3)clown around 胡闹 *dn-,Q%`
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. A<G ;
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 a0v1LT6
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(4) cook up 虚构 eC1c`@C:
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 5;KT-(q~
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 OKNs (H
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 0BU:(o&
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 zw;(:fgY#
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 [>QsMUvak
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. /URj$|
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。 j?` D\LZhf
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 fJN9+l
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Y(;[L`"
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ,2L,>?r6
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 oGjYCVc
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. }&^bR)=
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 o~z.7q
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 9bYHb'70
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 6/[h24d
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Q0cf]
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(10)for good 永远 gA8u E
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. rEyMSLN
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 cN(QTbyl6Q
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 >L3p qK
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. (#>5j7i8#
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 PDiorW}]k
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. "e?#c<p7
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 lJp v
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 _J#Hq 'K
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. D.JVEKLkU
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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 2QD
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例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 8TM=AV
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(15)give an ear to 听一听
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. >~r@*gml
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 MA QY/s~F
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。 U*l>8
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 v2<gkCK^
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