(1)call the shots 做决断 3=]/+{B
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. b5g^{bzwu
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 \nOV2(FAT
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 HV`u#hZ7C
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. % /zHL?RqJ
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。 G%gdI3h1Z
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(3)clown around 胡闹 yzpa\[^
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 3>(~5
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 M/V"Ke"N
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(4) cook up 虚构 Q9y|1Wg1W
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. *QW.#y>"j
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 e7G>'K
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 h<m>S,@g
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. :%Z)u:~':
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 9F,XjPK=
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 FIn)O-<
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. $.DD^ "9
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。 RW>F %P
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 )P1NX"A
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. ivdPF dJ
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 }J5iY0
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ICo Z<;p
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. L%9yFg%u
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 avS9 "e
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 UL7%6v{'*
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. #tPy0QH
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 kH=~2rwm
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(10)for good 永远 VyU!r*
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例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. r'}#usB(
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 \@2sI
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 /9y'UKl7[
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. QL(}k)dB
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 `).;W
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 >fR#U"KPAB
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. b=Sl`&A
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 mR{%f?B
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 '9wD+'c=A
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. s|!b: Ms`
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。 >|T?87
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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 /=OSGIJzm
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. b!37:V\#}
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? G[yN*C
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 r52,f%nlm
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ,TO&KO1;&
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 $0iN43WSQ
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ZoC?9=k
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。 ;Wr,VU]
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 UE\@7
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