(1)call the shots 做决断 MS6^= ["
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. AO9F.A<T5
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 4b8!LzKS
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ,2)LH'Xx
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。 E#_TX3B
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(3)clown around 胡闹 GCx]VN3&
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. <BQ4x.[
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 f4zd(J
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(4) cook up 虚构 :<s)QD
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. +EcN[-~
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 GP uAIoBo
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 9[|Ql
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. MOyQ4<_
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 un[Z$moN"
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 L^VG?J
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. <!&&Qd-d6H
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。 DL2gui3
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 P}H7WH
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. S@zsPzw
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 E'e#axF;
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 gQ*0Mk
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. UR?[ba_h
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 iwL\H a
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ;t@zH+*}
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 r}9qK%C G.
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(10)for good 永远 ~;|
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. -ny[Lh^b
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 $CO^dFf
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 5 %q26&
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. JcZs\ fl9
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ?G1-X~Z8
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 G;FY2;adK
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. q?&vV`PG5
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Tm@mk
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 0,nDyTS^
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ]xA;*b;|h
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。 uU6+cDp
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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 DPi%[CRH
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. f>5{SoM
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? $\$5::}r
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 9>qR6k?
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. waW2$9O
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 5FnWlFc
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 IR|AlIv
例句: The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯,企图抓住一根救命稻草。 AU$W=Z*
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 nvxftbfE^D
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