(1)call the shots 做决断 Oh&k{DWE$
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. !e<D2><^
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 CO<P$al
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 T09'qB
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. QDHTP|2e
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。 oh?@[U
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(3)clown around 胡闹 )iU@P7W=
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. bF"1M#u:
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 &"R`:`XF
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(4) cook up 虚构 UN8]>#\"`
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. GW;\3@o
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 $XZC8L#
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 79yF {
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. '0jjoZ:
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Cih~cwE
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 9f|+LN##
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. F<YXkG4pO
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 o<\uHr3
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 )%(V.?eW
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Q7{/ T0
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 7_G$&
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 #X`qkW.T<
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. C1M @;
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 .7`c(9<
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 p~evPTHnrX
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. \46
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(10)for good 永远 X:Iam#H
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. tDj/!L`
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 kc:>[ {9
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 YD@n8?~$$
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. LJ{P93aq`^
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 {;2Gl $\r
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 i^Ip+J+[
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. kp=wz0#
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ?]]7PEee*
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 XD8Q2un
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. sWGc1jC?.F
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 GU,ztO.w3
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 cq0#~20
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. +\yQZ{4'@
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? -"}mmTa*<
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 5<RZht$i
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Fu$JI8
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 huTWoMU
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Xf/qUao
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。 _Z0O]>KH
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 L
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