(1)call the shots 做决断 </b_Rar
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. c9djBUAk&
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 o*3\xg
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. kG5Uc83#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。 "-\8Y>E
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(3)clown around 胡闹 !b$]D?=}
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. I|Mw*2U
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 qfRrX"
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(4) cook up 虚构 u
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例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. :m36{#
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 !$#5E1:\
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 1Beh&pl^
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. )$K\:w>
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 1~E;@eK'
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ]]y4$[|L
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. S4rm K&
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。 >U(E
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 U;*O7K=P
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. WXG0Z
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 s#(7D3Pr#
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 cH5RpeP
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. $j\jT
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 ]=59_bkD:s
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 %-BwK
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. aimf,(+
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 [[xnp;-;
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(10)for good 永远 Gyrc~m[$
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. PR*EyM[T
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 $M~`)UeV_
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 c=^69>w
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. BU7QK_zT:
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 h)aLq
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Cq3Au%7
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. f0YBy<a
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 7K+eI!m.s
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Kjpsz] ;
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. lTVz'ys
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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 F%4N/e'L
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. #B
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你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? G&`5o*).bb
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 @, AB2D
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. rv<qze;?|
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 rDu?XJA
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ggpa!R
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。 l@]Fzl
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 b@sq}8YD|z
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