(1)call the shots 做决断 'b[0ci:
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 59!)j>f
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 a8s4T$
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. b!a
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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。 ^M
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(3)clown around 胡闹 T1NH eH>
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. v>-YuS
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 F?4Sz#
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(4) cook up 虚构 xP@/9SM
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. r
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 aRwnRii
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. nj2gs,k
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 h>3H7n.
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 OM!=ViN(=
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. I;j3*lV_
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。 ^ d\SPZ
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 3N<&u
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. }kPVtSQ
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ;CmOsA,1
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 J{~Rxa
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 9S1#Lr`r
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 t[2i$%NVM
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 xo~g78jm7,
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 6P+DnS[]
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 XO
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(10)for good 永远 pFIecca w
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 1xTTJyoq
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 i6>R qP!69
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 )N)ljA3]
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Yx1 D)
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 2R`u[
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 &jm[4'$
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例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. \cZfg%PN
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 r~oSP^e'
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 [hU=mS8=^
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. kp`0erJqw
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。 X47O l
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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 w3bIb$12
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. e2Jp'93o'
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? h7?.2Q&S
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 ragSy8M
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 'v`_Ii|-
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 2U%qCfh6|
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 z!CD6W1n
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。 F+*Q <a4
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 RpN <=
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