(1)call the shots 做决断 y)U8\
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ?MeP<5\A
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 l)VMF44
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 8%7H
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(3)clown around 胡闹 #:Cr'U
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. )2F:l0g
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 \{?v|%n=/i
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(4) cook up 虚构 . 36'=K
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. IG +nrTY0
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 OAw/
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 U$VTk
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. XrSqUD
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 & PHHacp
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 @b!fs
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. D (qT$#
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Mw'd<{
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. cx_"{`+e
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 u#=N8
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 mq'q@@:c
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 7SAu">lIl
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 (a7IxW
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 !c1
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. FIU(2
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(10)for good 永远 ,b{G(sF
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. uc7np]Z
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ` S85i*
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 9@D,ZSi
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 fvNGGn!
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. |Ca$>]?
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 )sNtwSl^
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 gn(n</\/O
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. TS3 00F
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。 NmtBn^t
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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 =~aJ]T}(
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. eW >k'ez
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 _TX.}167;-
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 3*arW|Xm
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 VJr?`
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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。 $<33E e:a
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 FP9ZOo og
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