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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. bb[.Kvq5
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 QbqEe/*$_
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 qcz Gv2%!
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. "NSm2RU3
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 QkUq%}_0
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（3）clown around 胡闹 l'T3RC,\
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. oEvXZ;F@.
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Q Pg M<ns
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（4） cook up 虚构 Ee;&;Q,O.z
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. D %kY
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 !vHUe*1a{
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 1 *'SP6g
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. U) a}XRS
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 x|n2,3%
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 p't>'?UH|
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. |,L_d2lb
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 gJ cf~@s
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 jSp4eq
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 2 /O/h
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 o :jLM7$=
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 azKbGS/X
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. k !Nl#.j
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 :VC# \/f
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 p<
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. v??}d
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 7k }[x|u
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（10）for good 永远 Z?|\0GR+`5
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. zz3Rld!b[
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 _3- nw
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Ol3$!x9
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. B;?)
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 1\t}pGSOeh
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 E$] 7w4,n
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ?it49
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 We% -?l:"
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 lR_ 4iyqb
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. DZKVZ_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。 O?|opD
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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 DJP)V8]!B
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ~ .7r
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ Y}%=:Yt
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 YqwD vJWX
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. H~JPsS;
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 91|=D
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 c<)C3v
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。 :J` *@cDn
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ! 4 `any
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