(1)call the shots 做决断 '+@q
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. V3^=Mj2"
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 A,P_|
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. dZMOgZ.!yr
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(3)clown around 胡闹 c^4^z"Mo`
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ,wyfMOGLt
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(4) cook up 虚构 ,3m]jp'
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. IvW%n(a8^
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 aJQx"6c?
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. E3p3DM0F$
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 u]D>O$_ s
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 J ejDF*Q
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ?u*gKI
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 0n'~wz"wB
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. r87)?-B
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 7tEK&+H`
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 3!+N}[$iy
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. >z(AQ
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 m|7lDfpb
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. # 1S*}Q<k
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(10)for good 永远 /Ir|& <yB
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 0:,8Ce
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Oq7R^t`b
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. GaD]qeS-K
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 9PU9BYBG
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ]m>N!Iu
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ?8j#gYx2
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 zoj3w|G
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. wFgL\[$^|
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(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 mt0ZD}E
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. yf KJpy
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 .7BB*!CP
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. /c`s$h4-
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 8-A *Jc
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。 f9Vxtd
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 U%Igj:%?;`
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