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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ts<dUO
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 k W&Z%k
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 sK0VT"7K
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. F5+_p@ !i
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（3）clown around 胡闹 <UJJ],)^1A
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 7[BL 1HI*
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 |nN/x< v
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（4） cook up 虚构 Uob |Q=MQ
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ATM:As:<@
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ^ ~qs- .?
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 -5 /v`
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ~[TKVjyO
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 L5 9oh
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 6;frIl;
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. z L'IN)7MU
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。 % D(prA_w
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ;-pvc<_c<
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. wp. e3l
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 9}cuAVI
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 6^O?p2xpo
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. M#]|$\v(
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 1L8ULxi_?]
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 |8 2tw|<o
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 9C}aX }`
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（10）for good 永远 ^>8]3@ Nh
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. &17 ,]# 3
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 t"/"Ge# a
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 5A$az03y$\
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. $;uWj|
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ; [%}Xx
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Pgw%SMEp
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. RyOT[J
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 \1mM5r~
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ~Oq,[,W
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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 r@[VY g~
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. K= Z]#bm
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 0*Km}?;0-
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 E)Qh]:<2v
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. PR@4' r|a
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 m>+,^`0
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。 Dg >'5`&
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ?[ S
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