(1)call the shots 做决断 S\s1}`pNm
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Qx'a+kLu9
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 >"N \ZC^
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. !#g`R?:g
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。 lg;`I tX]
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(3)clown around 胡闹 s
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. US@ak4Y6Z
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 <+
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(4) cook up 虚构 `?2S4lN/
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Mpb|qGi!
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 :&9#p%/
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Nq9@^ E-{M
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. `hY%<L sI
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 Y GvtG U-
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 p/4GOU5g
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. AdKv!Ta5b
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。 $:{uF#
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 s{'r'`z.
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. `>g:
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 k`'^e/
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. cK1r9ED|
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ;[uJ~7e3
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 <t.yn\G-w
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. EO:i+e]=
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Ip|~j}
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(10)for good 永远 0\k2F,:%4
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. .?@$Rd2@W
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 jLM1~`&
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. OLXG0@
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Cevl#c5p>
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ~Yb5FYE
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 6H53FMqr
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 jL<:N
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例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 6:fe.0H9
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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 SRRqIQz
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Wj(O_2
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 y
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. $^?Mip
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 |Rd?s0u
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 LPc)-t|p"
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。 ;}@.E@s%'
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。
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