(1)call the shots 做决断 I-RdAVB/Ep
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. oV0LJ%
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 c!'A)JD@
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Y9IJ
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。 k| _$R?
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(3)clown around 胡闹 `c qH}2s#
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. D..{|29,:
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 ]jVIpGM
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(4) cook up 虚构 )@8'k]Glw.
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. M iP[UCh
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 2ru*#Z#(
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. LG/=+[\{E
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 rh:s
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ZI2K-z'e
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. z")3_5Br
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 <;$Sa's,LE
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 p\\P50(-
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Z/V`Z* fy
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 %fn'iKCB
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 Jf%!I
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Gx(K N57D
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 GsP@ B'
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 vxbH^b
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. }<5\O*kX4
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 b:}wR*Adc
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(10)for good 永远 ?YkO+?}+
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. "xvV'&lQ
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 z)
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例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. |!4BWt
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 G<">/_jn
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 G:h;C].
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ~# h E&nq
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 )E[
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(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 2HvTM8
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. +H)!uLvaB
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。 V',m $
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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 jt'Y(u]2
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. /H\^l.|vk
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(15)give an ear to 听一听 *'s2
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例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. GDo)6du
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(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 y]E)2:B[d
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。 UijuJ(Tle
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(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 w{YtTZp3
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