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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. >va_,Y}
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 /io06)-/n
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 5HOl~E
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. L'{W|Xb+
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<|y/n
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（3）clown around 胡闹 s oY\6mHio
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. '/8/M{`s
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 hxL?6mhY
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（4） cook up 虚构 b=lJ`|
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 59)w+AW
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 &f. |MNz;
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 NRtH?&7
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. r=n{3o+
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 gd0)s1{9
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 h<%$?h+}
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 4u}Cki,vOK
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 5]Rbzg2t
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 bp9RF
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. f9u=h}
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 *zPqXtw!j
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 T)I)r239h
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. gf8o~vKX$G
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 %evb.h)
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 \09A"fs{
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. fVn4=d6X
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 G"F O%3&|
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（10）for good 永远 0}<blU
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ) &O2l
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 aDRcVA$*
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 :
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. &q<k0_5Q
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Nksm&{= 6S
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 >}
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. e}?Q&Lci
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 bfA>kn0C
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 j<kW+Iio
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Am*IC?@tq
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 I;'{X_9$a
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. " YI,
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ &qg6^&
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 .@)vJtH)
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. L/rf5||@
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ; :bp?(
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 5{b;wLi$X2
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。 O;RBK&P
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 zk {d*gN
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