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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. %2S+G?$M?
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 }L!%^siG_
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 %',bCd{QW
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. A"Prgf
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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。 Fm{/&U^
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Y:x,pPyl
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. x)]_]_vX
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ytmFe !
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（4） cook up 虚构 z PW [GkD
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 7_=7 ;PQ<
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 nfld j33*
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 i"B q*b@
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 9s.x% m,
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Mnv2tnU]
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 rnkq.
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. lI)RaiMr=
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。 pv}k=wqJ1
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 \{GBaMwG~
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. v M lT
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 g?9IS,Gp
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 l DWg%pI+
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. +WH|nV~lQ
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 #W]4aZ 1
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ]N& Y25oT5
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. #GlQwk3
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 5n1aR A1
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（10）for good 永远 <=yqV]JR
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. & az
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 YF4?3K0F:k
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 {hN vCk
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. (C&Lpt_
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 %XQ!>BeE
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 2_i9
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. j "^V?e5
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 R.U wf
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 3j h:
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ; 1^ ([>|
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。 +HpPVu V
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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 rsGQ
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ^^;#Si
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ drM@6$k
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 [bK5q;#U4
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. hi.` O+;
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 fDzG5}i
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 &yabxl_
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。 e -yL
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 f~r q) 2V:
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