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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. h +9~^<oFl
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 }rWg ']
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 JDO n`7!w
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Z)}2bJwA
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。 "`*
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（3）clown around 胡闹 F$O $Y[
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. U. N& ~S
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 D28> e
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（4） cook up 虚构 ++=jh6
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. w)/~Gn676
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 aT BFF
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ZRFHs> 0
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 1_M} Dc+J
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 6 8Vxy
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 !3z
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例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. Mh}vr%0;)
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 _93:_L
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 In;+wFu;M
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ZCNO _g
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 *\`<=,H6<
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 "2PT]!
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. hsYv=Tw3C
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 b]N&4t
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 nB4+*=$E+-
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .k|\xR
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 FRayB VHL
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（10）for good 永远 wv Mp~
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. +HG*T[%/
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Nc? '} ,
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 lA4TWU (]
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 6<f(Zv? I
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 @\a~5CLN
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 nL[G@1nR
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. {~ XnmBs
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 "h8fTB\7S\
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 EIPX q
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 3kVN[0
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。 Au:R]7
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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 $\ PU Y8
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. \(r$f!`
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ F#.ph?W
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 *<X*)A{C
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. S7~HBgS<
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 }eveNPB{5
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 .-Dc%ap]
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。 al7D3J
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 {P )O#
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