(1)call the shots 做决断 Y5$5qQ
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ~(aQ!!H6
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 En&ESWN
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 AKC';J
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. r;t0+aLc*
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(3)clown around 胡闹 PGsXB"k<8
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. WLQm|C,
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(4) cook up 虚构 fmXA;^%
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. &/d;4Eu
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 1D&Q{?RM
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ".O+";wk
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. x1W<r)A )r
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 y5 $h
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 d_BECx<\
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. Eg-3GkC
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 B\wH`5/KW
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Yj|Oy
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ,`v)nwP
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 fHCLsI
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 #:_qo
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. XMd-r8yYr
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 NDEltG(
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .$y}}/{j?[
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 d&4]?8}=.
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(10)for good 永远 OW-[#r
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ~^cx a%
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 SH2|xn
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 vyP3]+n
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. m_\w)
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ,4zwd@&O
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 oMawINDa
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. x*Y&s<
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 _]a8lr+_-
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶
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例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Kq@n BkO4
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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 YhYcqE8
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. j}7as&
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 3e4; '5q;
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. SIv8EMGo
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 k~Qb"6n2
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。 {WQH
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 z/6/
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