(1)call the shots 做决断 &16bZw
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots.
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 y:A0!75
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. oba*w;
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。 OpL 6Y+<
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(3)clown around 胡闹 P+b^;+\1s
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 0&.lSwa
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 Qi[D&47XO
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(4) cook up 虚构 ^J
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例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. r\
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 }-L@AC/\#
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 MJG%HakK0
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. KB"iF}\P0
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 %f-<ol
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 u.[JYZ
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. <kSaSW
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。 q8h{-^"
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 od}x7RI%m
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. cLU*Tx\
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 -*lP1Nbp
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 }}1/Ede{5
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. -7O/ed+
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 O<h#|g1
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 1hviT&
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. s4$m<"~
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 BP[U`
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(10)for good 永远 )A0&16<
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 2A%T!9J3
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 k@aP&Z~
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 4) 3pa*
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. %'T>kz *A
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 D&r8V;G[[
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 Kk9 8FI0]
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. erP>P
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 W{+0iAYnp
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ZY!pw6R1>*
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. IJc#)J.2A
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。 NydW9r:T
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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 4@e!D Du
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 3Gl]g/
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? W>s'4C`
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 4_%FSW8-
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. MJ9SsC1
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 W79A4l<
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 thPH_DW>eb
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。 ')<FLCFwT
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 YaZt+WA
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