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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots.
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作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 /{d5$(Y"
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 B)4>:j:{?W
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. t!,GI&
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 c*#*8R9.y
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（3）clown around 胡闹 B`SHr"k!V[
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. coQ>CbHg
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 X m! ;
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（4） cook up 虚构 xK3}z N$T
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 2{E"#}/
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 z(&~O;;N#
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 2E":6:Wsw
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. m@){@i2.
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 I2PFJXp_]n
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔
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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. 7D%}( pX
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。 a yQB@2%
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 oH|<(8efD
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ry%Fs&V*>
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 #n8jn#
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 % "0g }tK6
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. -O?}-6,_Z
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 `Mp-4)mn
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 p/k6}Wl
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. *U= %W4?W
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 D,H v(6({
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（10）for good 永远 PHh&@:
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 5#v|t\
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 C`0;
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 (;@\gRL
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. E5J2=xVW#
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 8XU m. nV
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 C g! ]x
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. h NCoX*icd
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 A#6\5u
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 S EeDq/h
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. eQRY xx{
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。 +=/FKzT<
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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]FL8[
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. xC ,;IS k,
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ d;$<K
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 e5 ?;{H
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. TEK]$%2
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 eaxp(VX?oy
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 I w< :
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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。 +W6QtB6
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 &7 YTz3aj
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