(1)call the shots 做决断 i,>khc
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. &J[:awQX
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 W>) M5t4i
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. K^1o DP
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。 5gYRwuf
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(3)clown around 胡闹 0z1ifg&
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. U'H$`$Ov
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 U{2BVqM
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(4) cook up 虚构 $xzAv{
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. #.rdQ,)<
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 b*a#<K$T_
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ^q{9
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. nyQ&f'<
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 >0/i[k-dk
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 0)Uce=t`
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. (SpX w,:
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。 +"rDT1^V
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 r)y=lAyF>
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. bo2H]PL*
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 = bfJ^]R
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 @$ne{2J3
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. $ `ov4W
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 zd2)M@
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 aOlT;h
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. n&$j0k
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 :flx6,7D
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(10)for good 永远 CDsSrKhx
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. J l(&!?j
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 LInz<bc<(
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 mk;&yh
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 4w*Skl=F}
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 fz|cnU
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 XW[j!`nlk
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. `F-/QX[:
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Oxm>c[R
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 (up~[
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. w mn+
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。 %'bM){
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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 * aN
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ,k24w7K%d
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? "sS}N%!
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 k
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. F^WP <0C
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 abuh`H#
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草
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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。 ;y,5k?
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 g2BHHL;`
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