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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. )9'eckt
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 *>Sb4:
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 '5xf?0@s.
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ;% "YA
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。 c@u)m}V
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（3）clown around 胡闹 o('W2Bs-o
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. <hlH@[7!
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 wn *<.s
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（4） cook up 虚构 ghvF%-."1
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. m NkS! (L6
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 L B`=+FD
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 bg.f'; C
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. XE8~R5
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 L~e\uP
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 &_ X6m0z
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. |lH~nU.*
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。 A*l(0`aWq
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 c\GJfsVk
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. K"'W4bO#7
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 VYw
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ZUGuV@&-T
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. _E q*
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 =hE5 ?}EP+
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 }'HJV B_
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. {2kw*^,l
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 .#n1p: }[
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（10）for good 永远 ?^iX%
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. z 9mmZqhK\
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 gs;3NW
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Jp)>Wd
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. n]&/? 6}
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ow :}N I
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 O+Z[bis`
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. h%e}4U@X
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 U" eP>HHp
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 $Yfm>4
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. EoLF7j<W
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。 lh ZWL}l
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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 F 7+Gt
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. @}@`lv65}
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ p"^^9 '`=
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Bvx%|:R
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 12)~PIaF
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 h>B >t/k?
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 2!QS&i
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。
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 >W 2Z]V
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