实用习语集锦（二）

（1）call the shots 　做决断 :
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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. %x}&=zx0*1  
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Y62u%':X  
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve　 锦囊妙计 b-BM"~N'  
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. o)#q9Vk%b  
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。 $xA J9_2P  
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（3）clown around 　胡闹 q11QAx4p  
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. uKbHFF  
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 b H"}w$!>r  
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（4） cook up　 虚构 vS$oT]-hKE  
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. &{zwM |Q@?  
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 dY/u<4  
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（5）crocodile tears　 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 4e+BqCriC*  
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. w53z*l>ek  
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。　　 }F{C= l2  
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（6）cry over spilled milk　 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ,2,SG/BB  
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. Jh$"fr3  
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。 F)/~p&H  
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（7）down and out　 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ',sQ/#S  
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. xvR?~  
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 z1f^p7$M?  
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（8） eat like a bird　 胃口小，吃的少 my ;  
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird.
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 +ze}0lrEL  
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（9） far and away　 毋庸置疑 m<4s*q0\i  
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. $ZI~8rI~  
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 $5lW)q A  
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（10）for good 　永远 hdd>&?p3  
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. @PQrmn6w  
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 S5~`T7Ra  

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（11） get fired　 炒鱿鱼 vuR5}/Ev  
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. MSZ!W(7,<  
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 jCTy:q]  
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（12） get it (all) together 　不慌不忙；沉着冷静 B2~f;zy`  
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. # 0GGc.  
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 <i}q=%W!1  
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（13） get one‘s goat 　使人发怒或厌恶 vpm ]9>1[  
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. *o02!EYge  
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。 ORowx,(hX  
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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 Opv1B2  
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ':l"mkd+`  
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ f?%qUD_#  
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（15）give an ear to　听一听 (2z%U  
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. m|]j'g?{}(  
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 >ik1]!j]Lv  
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（16）grasp at a straw 　抓救命稻草 (8CCesy&  
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。 \!^i;1h0c3  
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（17）guts 　勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ;>9OgO  
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