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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. k6b ct@7
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Q!+AiSTU
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 @62,.\F
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. D;R~!3f./b
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。 _LaG%* R6
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（3）clown around 胡闹 cfIC( d
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. =dGp&9K,fw
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 pCE
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（4） cook up 虚构 O)q4^A E$
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. g# $ C8k
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 oP,*H6)i
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 n#">k%bD
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. HP8J\`
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 r
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 } B -$}
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. lUu0AZQmG
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。 ;^M E
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 B'yjMY![
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. [BE_^d5&
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 =>
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Eg)24C R 4
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. DzpWU8j
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 H\>{<`sD;f
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 NTu |cX\R
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. j=O+U _w
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 T 1d@=&0"
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（10）for good 永远 lAN&d;NU6Z
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. > Z+*tq
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Y+ "1'W
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 @7nZjrH
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Jinh#iar
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 PLz{EQ[cV
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 (7g"pp f
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. _mqU:?Q5
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 bL7Gkbs&|
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 {]dx Fhe)
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. : TT q
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。 1X)#iY
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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 ZH
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ')q0VaohC
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ NZ1B#PG,c
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 *ak0(yLn)
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. -9dZT
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 RW&o3_Ua
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 \Eh5g/,[
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。 'U X^]
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 toY_1
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