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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. TSc~$Q]
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 se<i5JsSV
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 P@gu~!
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 8+*g4 =ws
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 ]&3s6{R
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ;J,,f1Vw
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. g_rA_~dh
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 e8 ~62 O^
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（4） cook up 虚构 5QqJ I#4~
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. kGB#2J
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ()+jrrK
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 w,M1`RsK
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. L #t-KLJ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 o{ ,ba~$.w
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 3Ew"[FUs
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. a -z23$3
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。 UPfFT^=y
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 377j3dP
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. \j,v/C@c-
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 0Zc*YdH
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 r6O7&Me<
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. '<R B
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 oiTMP`Y
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. )z ?&" I
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（10）for good 永远 `@u+u0
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. vSyi}5D
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 NPB ,q& Th
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 "6`)vgI~
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. wu&|~@_s@
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 P+*rWJ8gQ
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. y]z)jqX<
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ? 1-n\ka
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 >/kPnpJ
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. g6[/F-3Qlf
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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 @w#gRQCl
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. }\`-G+i{W
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 6]@|7|N>X
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. i-i}`oN
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 MrKU,-
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 )"pxry4v7J
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。 rHC+nou
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 "a0u-}/D
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