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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. "j/j he6
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ?p'D gL{
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 HZ[.,DuW
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. K"/3/`T
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 ]2 Ad
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. _J X>#h
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 `{1~]?-&
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. _$P1N^}Z s
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Q*ixg$>
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 |"
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. U[{vA6
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 aP[oLk$'Z
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ~7>D>!!
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. .$ X|96~$
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。 WR p0.
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Yy'CBIq#f
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. l.xKv$uOGR
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 kfgkZ"9
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 PJL
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. D@)L?AB1f
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 -sxu7 I
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 0{(5J,/BF
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. oTg
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 k] A(nr
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（10）for good 永远 J^-a@' `+
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 4hx4/5[^
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 6 w4HJZF~
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 @^.o8+Pp
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 5><T#0W?
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 9y*2AaxW
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. cAq5vAqmg
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 & zv!cf
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 p"0 Dl9
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. _%u 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 ^p~QHS/
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. i`5Skr:M
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Gkm {b[
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. W~FU!C?]
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 *|ef #-|D
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 io UO 0
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。 ar _@"+tZ
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 DWS#q|j`"
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