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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. l0:5q?g
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 E0<)oQ0Xa>
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 zA,/@/'(
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. aLYLd/ KV
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。 'g~@"9'oe
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（3）clown around 胡闹 xG8`'SNY
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. *%I[ ke *
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ` zY!`G
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（4） cook up 虚构 %Ci^*zb
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. d@ Q][7
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 QkL@JF]Re
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ol<lCp
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ~$Y|ca
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 GkciA{
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ||XIWKF<n2
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. nEyI t&> 9
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 *Q5x1!#z #
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 VAs ( .y
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Y1WHy *s?
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 !LiQ 1`V{
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ULIFSd Y
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !*_K.1'
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 YmgCl!r@
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 9x[ U$B
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. +6o G@
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 .j argvAL*
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（10）for good 永远 2uL9.q
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. c.0]1
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 / gu3@@h
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 kW +G1|
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ).Gd1pE
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 O_AGMW/2+
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 h R~v
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. @hsbq
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 x2m]Us@LIU
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 9~~UM <66W
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. `.8UKSH+
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。 Um\0i;7 ~4
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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 o:9$UV[
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. B2(,~^39
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ b2s~%}T
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Z/7dg-$?'0
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. I="oxf#q
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 fI]b zv;
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。 c3#q0Ma
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 6c & Y
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