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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. aboA9pwH
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 `v1~nNoY
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 L@LT *M
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. uz e5u \
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。 #jR1ti)p
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（3）clown around 胡闹 c P (is!
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. /7XVr"R
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 r#' E;Yx
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（4） cook up 虚构 W2j@Q=YDS
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ZuQ\Pyx
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 (e6KSRh2fF
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 c9 N5 c
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. !3Me
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Z?tw#n[T
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 [+Y;w`;Fq
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. $79-)4;z4
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 9q
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 w?zY9Fs=s
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. wZ =*ejo
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 9$:+5f,%a
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 DFFB:<
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. `tZ`a
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 04cNi~@m
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 %G>V .d
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. +zn207 .`
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 /C) FS?=
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（10）for good 永远 ^L;k
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. $*i"rl JC
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 n32.W?9
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 f.SmCgG
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired.
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 >E3 lY/[
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. $1$T2'C~+
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 wam- =3W
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ] /{987
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Du2v,n5@
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。 ~
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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 Z'I0e9Jw
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ]\t+zF>&Y
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 p-t*?p
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 2dF:;k k
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 0fT Eb%z8
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 on q~wEr
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。 Xqac$%[3
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 : >t? ^r(
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