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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 1t e^dh:Vp
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ~ n<|f
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 }4>u_)nt
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ^x& x|ckR!
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。 4PVg?
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（3）clown around 胡闹 /K!)}f( 6
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. St?mq* ,
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 D:9^^uVp
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（4） cook up 虚构 Q%O9DCi
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. SL uQv?R}9
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 .Vt|;P}
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 1le9YL1_g
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ZTTA??}Y
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 q-t%spkl
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 _j+,'\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. P{dR
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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。 &3/`cl[+
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 q5g_5^csM{
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. HZ <#H3_ix
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 il >+jVr
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 _A]jiPq
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. *?Eu{J){7%
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ]yKwH 9sl
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 f #h0O3
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. KeyKLkg>
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 pJg:afCg
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（10）for good 永远 _3
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. wSjy31
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ZS:[ZehF
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 9>+>s ?IgK
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. nxN("$'cq
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 pjO
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 07^.Z[(pCt
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. mV]~}7*Y;
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 l&Q@+xb>
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 R@WW@ Of
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. /,7#%D
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。 *Iw19o-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 blz #M #
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. &h [)nD
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 yzpa \[^
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 3znhpHO)
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 M/V"Ke"N
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Q9y|1Wg1W
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。 *QW.#y>"j
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