实用习语集锦（二）

（1）call the shots 　做决断 ~A5NseWCK  
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. @fmp2!?6  
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 i0wBZ i?  
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve　 锦囊妙计 /cx'(AT  
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. u9v,B$S  
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。 *bYU=RS  
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（3）clown around 　胡闹 wMN;<  
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. CQ.C{  
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 `lOW7Z}  
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（4） cook up　 虚构 E"p _!!1  
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. H/M]YUs/3  
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 p<'pqf  
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（5）crocodile tears　 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ~ L%,9  
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. "#gKI/[qxq  
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。　　 klAlS%  
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（6）cry over spilled milk　 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ;% KS?;%[  
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. B.od{@I(Xp  
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。 FIfLDT+Wh  
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（7）down and out　 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 3]9wfT%d  
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Hpz1Iy@  
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ZG1TRF "  
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（8） eat like a bird　 胃口小，吃的少 QQN6\(;-  
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Wd!Z
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 +ug2p;<B  
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（9） far and away　 毋庸置疑 rp<
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. G7`m
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 J5jI/
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（10）for good 　永远 R"HV|Dm|m  
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. @8m%*pBg  
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 &F#eYEuy  
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（11） get fired　 炒鱿鱼 U_'M9g{,<  
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. MHt ~ZVH  
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 $v2t6wS,"  
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（12） get it (all) together 　不慌不忙；沉着冷静 PE6,9i0ee  
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. /^jl||'H,:  
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 :oW 16m1`  
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（13） get one‘s goat 　使人发怒或厌恶 xbw;s}B  
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. q>K3a1x  
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 K@2"n| S;  
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side　指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 Q6URaw#Yt`  
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. t+F_/_"B  
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ?MSwr_eZH  
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（15）give an ear to　听一听 NQuqM`LSQ  
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. i
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ?RsPAL  
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（16）grasp at a straw 　抓救命稻草 i9qIaG/  
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 l44QB8 9  
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（17）guts 　勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 2#yDVN$  
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