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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. !}#> ky!t
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ]A'{DKR
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 AcPLJ!y
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. YcN|L&R.
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。 E,}{ iqAb
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（3）clown around 胡闹 v{VF>qE P
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around.
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ehr-o7](
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（4） cook up 虚构 gM\>{ihM'
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. D =TS IJ@
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 SG&,o =I$
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 $`E? =L`$
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. %
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 &uK(. @
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 K)7T]z`
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. Mh. 1 KI[t
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。 8(L$a1#5W
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. >u&D@7~c
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 %o0b~R
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Fo.Y6/ }
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. %8FfP5#
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 =9GA LoGL
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 :o>=^N
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. E EDFyZ
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Y 3BJ@sqz
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（10）for good 永远 @M5 +12FYt
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Lt't
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Jr2yn{s=S
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 CUu
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 4 XjwU`
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 SIJ7 Y{\.
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 QxYm3x5
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. t0m;tb bg
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 q? ' 4&
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 da7 "Q{f+
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. h;gc5"mG
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。 {aY) Q 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 u7L?9
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. dLiiJ6pl*
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ tYu<(Z(l)
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 bY" zK',m
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 0)oh ab
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 e*7O!Z= O
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ,|A^ <R`
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。 Qn* l,Z]US
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ^k=<+ *9
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