(1)call the shots 做决断 +)dQd T0Fq
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 2y`rS
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 wRCGfILw
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. T&j_7Q\;vI
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。 $i7iv
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(3)clown around 胡闹 YP5V~-O/
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. L*"Q5NzB]
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 R bM`"wrZ
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(4) cook up 虚构 OjcxD5"v9
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. =I-SQI8
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 {|9x*I
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. q$Gf9&ZO
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 MR} GxI
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 i?.MD+f8
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. h%|Jkx!v-t
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。 -U`]/
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 2WE_NEpJI
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. \=P+]9
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ]k-<[Z;I,
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 (&npr96f
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ""|vhgP
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 8vjaQ5
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 fo;Ftf0
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. no~hYyW2
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 5|. _K(M
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(10)for good 永远 60c cQ7=
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. #T &z`
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 qv>?xKSm
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 6nRXRO
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. j-e/nZR@
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 (U#4j 6Q
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 EZlcpCS
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. )u ) ]#z
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 jq#uBU%
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 @F%H 1
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. X458%)G!(K
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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 A2LqBirkl
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. wDJbax?
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? TY6
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 wcDHx#~
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. )`<-
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 + o^b ,!
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。 u2%/</]h
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 XaOq &7
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