实用习语集锦（二）

（1）call the shots 　做决断 h<Jc;ht  
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. nq),VPJi  
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 8Yo-~,Gb  
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve　 锦囊妙计 rO5u~"v]  
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. !~ BZHi6\  
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。 kT>r<`rt  
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（3）clown around 　胡闹 |K'Gw}fX/  
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. -qs(2^  
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 (QA-"9v#i,  
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（4） cook up　 虚构 d*]Dv,#X  
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. r.Y*{!t  
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 JTSq{NN  
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（5）crocodile tears　 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 `WraOsoY  
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. =W;
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。　　 7=$+k]U8  
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（6）cry over spilled milk　 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 k'6<jEbk  
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. r'Hy}HWuF  
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 Qx9>,e6+  
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（7）down and out　 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 L$oia)%t-  
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. "$`wk  
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ({D}QEP  
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（8） eat like a bird　 胃口小，吃的少 DBqg_v  
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Pmqx ;  
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 /%N31  
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（9） far and away　 毋庸置疑 c
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Qx6,>'Qk'  
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 s_S<gR  
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（10）for good 　永远 S3j
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. g:G%Ei~sF  
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 */0vJz%<.M  
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（11） get fired　 炒鱿鱼 [u`17hyX  
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. W\ 1bE(AwZ  
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 TnbGO;  
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（12） get it (all) together 　不慌不忙；沉着冷静 o(Ua",|  
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. e>])m3xvn  
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 el2*\(XT  
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（13） get one‘s goat 　使人发怒或厌恶 4y
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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. Sleu#]-  
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。 0?J|C6XM#4  
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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 jc%{a*n"vr  
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. yr/]xc$  
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 7yqSt)/U  
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（15）give an ear to　听一听 4~m.#6MT  
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 73^T*  
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 cuV8#: i  
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（16）grasp at a straw 　抓救命稻草 '%n<MTL  
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。 rm5T=fNJ  
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（17）guts 　勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。  Gh)sw72  
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