(1)call the shots 做决断 yf&g\ke
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. L&p R#
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 CX|W$b)%
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 /<rvaR
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. J"`VA_[
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 @<\oM]jX
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(3)clown around 胡闹 YYWD\Y`8
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. k@4N7}
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 }y(t')= 9
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(4) cook up 虚构 .j]tzX
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. j4$nr=d.6
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 X +`Dg::
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 +kL7"
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. r w?wi}}gn
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 6jq*lnA%
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 w1/QnV
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. oD2:19M@p
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。 _{[6hf4p
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 nWd!ovd
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. htBA.eQ
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 dyQ7@K.E
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 UG2+Y']
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Z/Rp?Jz\j/
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 |E8sw a
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 Zxebv#4
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .n8R%|C5
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 (xfc_h*xA
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(10)for good 永远 btW#ebm
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. x3+
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每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 =o#Z?Bn5
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 csP4Oq\g[
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. v;,W ^#`
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 F2N"aQ&
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 )N.3Q1g-
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 0L}`fYf
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 TU|#Pz7n-Z
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 +( LH!\{^
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. <Lb LMV
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。 lC5zqyG
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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 j7}mh
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ,=)DykP
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? zluq2r
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 9g6$"',H
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. N:`_Vl
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 L=lSW7R
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 -P;3BHS$T
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。 }U}zS@kI
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 72nZ`u
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