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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ^Y #?@
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 iKp4@6a n
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ; K$E;ZhPN
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ]0m4esK`
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。 VCbnS191*
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（3）clown around 胡闹 G;fP
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ix7N q7!N
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 &)xo R 4!2
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（4） cook up 虚构 c?<FMb3]
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. rf)\:75
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ^>9M2O['!s
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 J, {sRb%
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 'ky'GzX,
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 w? !@fu
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ) JuD !
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. o5Pq>Y2T
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。 uo 7AU3\
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 T!v%NZj3
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. \P{VJ^) 0
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 1C .<@IZ
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 g ~10K^
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. p_P'2mf
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 m:p1O3[R
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 !Otyu6&
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. #[I`VA\x
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 n/^wzG
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（10）for good 永远 @BW~A@8
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 42#
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 @xO < ~
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 47
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Dyt}"r\
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 D}\%
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 #{ `(;83
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Nv #vfh9}P
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 EVRg/ {X
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 \!G&:<h
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 6AZ/whn#
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。 Pfi '+I`s
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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 ;znIY&Z
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. tM{t'WU
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 _Y}(v( (;
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. H$1R\rE`
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 P" 3{s+ r
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 nuKjp Ap!
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。 b.C!4^
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 #Q$9Eq8"[
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