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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Bwr x *J
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 S3#>9k;p
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 92c HwWZ!
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Zc yc*{DS
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。 H.;Q+A,8^
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（3）clown around 胡闹 K'xV;r7Nt
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. BWNi [^]
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 fOHxtHM
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（4） cook up 虚构 [?gP; ,
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. vIvIfE
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 5xBbrU;
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 [K Qi.u
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him.
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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。 yVfC-Z
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 _GPe<H
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. E$e5^G9
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。 NHt\
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 lYIH/:T
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. >l m&iF3y
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 "tZe>> I
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 h( 4v8ae
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. [UR-I0 s!/
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 "4Nt\WQ
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 h;Kx!5)y
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ("@!>|H
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（10）for good 永远 Sdo -nt
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. R_KH"`q
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 i%/+5gq
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 =I<R! ZSN
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. }bDm@NU
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 t1".0
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 b>|6t~}M
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. (Z*!#}z`
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 }k0_5S
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 PCvWS.{
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. s7<AfaJPF
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。 Z;i:](
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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 ZNoDFf*h
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 7_L;E~\
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ X SDpRo
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 oRFq @g
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. \RiP
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ixFi{_
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 w(/S? 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。 M{@(G5
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 uT{ q9=w
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