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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. @<a|
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 L0xsazX:x
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 K'V 2FTJI
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. cl _T F[n?
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。 a MsJO*;>
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ,WGc7NN`
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. % 0zS
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 S}b~_}
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（4） cook up 虚构 9$wAm89
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ##GY<\",;
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 5e8xKL
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 )'t&q/Wn
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 5D
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 8gAu7\p}
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 XfDX:b1 p
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. t H,sql)
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 B$j' /e-Zk
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Z0W0uP;J
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 2LC
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 TaWaHf
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. d#8e~
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 .:N:p W e
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 !=y Q)l2
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. bJ6p, ]g
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（10）for good 永远 e5 3,Rqi)@
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. O J>iq@ >
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 WN\PX!K9
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 -K^41W71
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ^vM_kAr A
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 1]Lh'.1^
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 x0ne8NDP
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. B!u xs
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 He<;4?:
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ]!faA\1
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. LQ>$ >A(
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。 `S$sQ&
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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 .
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ,cD 1{T\
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 !5~k:1=
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. x_W3sS]ej
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 }lO
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ayeCi8
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。 &F`L}#oL&
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 LihdZ )
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