(1)call the shots 做决断 /I@`B2
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. J,_IHzO~Z
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 eFz!`a^dX
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 52v@zDY
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。 A5 <T7~U
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(3)clown around 胡闹 s g6e%
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. hNL_e3
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 Wg[ThaZ
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(4) cook up 虚构 ,/Yo1@U
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. )%Lgo${[;
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 HI!bq%TZ4
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 p}MH LM
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. e)Pm{:E
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 fK1^fzV
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 1vL$k[^&d
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. ;_D5]kl`
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。 pWN5 >HV
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 gH[lpRu|7
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Mb\[` 4z
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 c
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例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. A,f%0
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 nH(Hk%~
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. fud Lm
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(10)for good 永远 nk+*M9r|I
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. SX6P>:`
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 b 1t7/q
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 DOGg=`XK1
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ]qNPOnlp
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Nk/Ms:57y
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. c69M
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Jm{~H%
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 *l\vqgv.Z
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. %{K6
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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 }hX"A!0
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. G8ksm2 }
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? "Qxn}$6-
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 `Ef&h V
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. i4*!t.eI
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 lITZ|u
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。 ]Zz<9zix
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