(1)call the shots 做决断 FBYODw
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. *8\(FVyG^
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 nR'#s%Kj
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 -V=arm\#z
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. M\UWWb&%\
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(3)clown around 胡闹 9*p G?3*I
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 3%IWGmye4
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 lO2k<
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(4) cook up 虚构 |=3 *;}
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Fk$@Yy+}e
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Y><(?
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 XiG88Kwv
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. <xF?~7
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 `pYE[y+
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 1g i}H)
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. ay[+2"
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。 7Po/_%
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Ekf2NT
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ;D&wh
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 "k>bUe|RG
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 g{a d0.y,
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. hEcYpng~
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 )6G+ tU'
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 7SHo%bA
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Gg+YfY_
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 r,nn~
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(10)for good 永远 1UyH0`&
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Fe4esg-B<
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 w4}(Ab<Y
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 @7|)RSBQz
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. M,{<TpCx
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 bV7QVu8
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. rxkBg0Z`a
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 mt .,4
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 o}R|tOe
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. D4\(:kF\Hg
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。 9jjL9f_3
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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 nP)-Y#`~7
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. m2MPWy5s
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ~p!QSRu~,b
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 4+,*sn
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 <M>#qd@c
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 n(# c`t*
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。 @f'AWeJ2
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 %w%zv2d
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