(1)call the shots 做决断 s,#>m*Rh
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. `qJw|u>YpJ
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 V%$/#sza
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. -*5Rnx|Y{
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 .920{G?l5
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(3)clown around 胡闹 0TpK#OlI|c
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. qC
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(4) cook up 虚构 Eu"_MgD
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. gbVdOm
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 p<=$&*
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. W9NX=gE4
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 *CHI2MB
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 =zQN[
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. ;WR,eI..
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 w$JvB5O
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Eke5Nb
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 |:8bNm5[
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 TB0
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !K|5bK
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 (5]}5W*
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 oudxm[/U
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. D3|I:Xm
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 9on@Q_7m
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(10)for good 永远 P.gb1$7<
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ]U"94S U:)
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 bhniB@<
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 {<<U^<6}
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 6gc>X%d `K
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ,v"YqD+GC5
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 / m=HG^!
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. -'6Dg
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 4?B\O`sy.
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 c/sC&i;%O
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. dAuJXGo
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。 p5G?N(l
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