(1)call the shots 做决断 uIY#e<)}G
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ]|#+zx|/D
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 )J=! L\
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. D2#ZpFp"h
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。 V( }:=eK
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(3)clown around 胡闹 k``_EiV4t
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. yER(6V'\iQ
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(4) cook up 虚构 L]7=?vN=8
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. />C^WQI^
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 53_Hl]#qZ
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 }f%} v
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. $+Z[K.2J
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 WpDSg*fk=Y
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 7lTC{7C57
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. gE-tjoJ
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 UJUEYG
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 \eTwXe]Pv
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Fk7?xc
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 'JtBZFq
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Y+pHd\$-4
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 /|w6:;$;mn
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 @ 6\I~s(
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Q) #B0NA;T
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 SZ7:u895E
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(10)for good 永远 a9e>iU
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 2B1q*`6R
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 P.se'z)E
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 PxX4[ P
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. LG0;#3YwH
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 h#I>M`|
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 xh-o}8*n"
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. z9f-.72"X
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Bg=wKwc8
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. c?Y*Y
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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 g@Z))M+
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. `?H]h"{7Q
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 Yu/ID!`Z
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. b)#hSjWO#
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 -:^U_FL8un
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ZmqKQO
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。 D>r&}6<
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 /V8#[9K
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