(1)call the shots 做决断 iZ(JwY
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. drp< f1`l8
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 VI.Cmw~S
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 tnq ZlS
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. #=Whh
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(3)clown around 胡闹 xg;F};}5$
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. \^lDd~MWG
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 8boiJku`
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(4) cook up 虚构 -JclEp
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. lEw!H^O4
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 |w>d]eA5
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 $`L
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例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. _gpf9ad
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 v}@Uc-(
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ~SwGZ
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. gj
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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。 xk^`4;
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 ]Bz.6OR
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Z/OERO
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 @2+'s;mUV
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 T|5uywA|
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird.
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百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 hKems3
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 <V|\yH9
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 9zpOp-K6
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 f2ck=3
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(10)for good 永远 bc2S?u{
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. )
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每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 XMLl>w2z
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 5 &]a8p{
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ?VyiR40-Cx
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 T5_rPz
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 mzf^`/NO
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. P+rDln{
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 PE6ZzxR|U<
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 NHhKEx0Gtu
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. YIHGXi<"n
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。 (?P\;yDG
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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 )%hW3w
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. jori,"s
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 |gfG\fL3V
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. | 8akp
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Iz!]LW
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 M[0NB2`Wp
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。 &InFC5A
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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(HAAqRnJ
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