(1)call the shots 做决断 elXY*nt8h
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. rWF~aec
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 uY5 &93R
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. FLY#
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(3)clown around 胡闹 G}mJtXT#=
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. +r9:n(VP
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 z (r Q6
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(4) cook up 虚构 ;7&RmIXKh'
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. |_ HH[s*U
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 lKEdpF<
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 5#+!|S[PK
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 5SFeJBS
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 zzy%dc
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 a9}cpfG=)
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. ?G+v#?A
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。 NMmk,
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 Ph2jj,K
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. k2N[B(&4J
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 I(ds]E
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 z^S=ji U++
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 30g-J(Zg
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 )Z0pU\
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 `TKe+oS)
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. a/X@5kr{
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Ix !O&_6s
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(10)for good 永远 e m<(wJ-Y
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ^.Vq0Qzy]
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 !HM{imT
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 8$-(%
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 828E^Q"<
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 %7pT\8E5
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. >Rs:Fw|jro
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Z ) qc-~S
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 \kZxys!4
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Hn0,LH$/
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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 (}vi"mCeW
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. bNp
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 5`*S'W}\>
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. g5lf-}?
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 `Q^G
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 "zJ1vIZY
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。 9a"[-B:
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 ^aN;M\
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