(1)call the shots 做决断 -y-}g[`
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. u:f ]|Q
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 7S}0Kuk)
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. VkFh(Br<{
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。 IqYJ
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(3)clown around 胡闹 uP'L6p5
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. KM wV;r
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 P)`^rJ6
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(4) cook up 虚构 QcL@3QC
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. U0_)J1Yp
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Zu,:}+niU
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 :s_>y_=g
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. K>DN6{hnV;
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 j**[[
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 6^gp
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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. #"4ioTL2
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。 FB[b]+t`D{
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 rJ Jx8)M
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Cjf[]aNJe`
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ByY2KJ7
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 >BbX:
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. gS'{JZu2
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 9m
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 }_'5Vb_
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. #SHeK 4
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 RxMsP;be
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(10)for good 永远 }qiZ%cT.G
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. %XGm\p
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 @wcF#?J
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 @q'kKVJs
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. &IQ=M.!r
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 uI-T]N:W8x
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 9~Dg<wQ
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. F-/z@tM
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 m=01V5_
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 .nD#:86M
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. L[Vk 6e
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。 *SNdU^!
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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 /A7( `l;6
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. |/gt;H~:
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? eB5>uKa
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 4f\NtQ)
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 13s/m&
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 w~*@TG
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 2$Mnwxfk
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。 .gJ2P?
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 :oIBJ u%/
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