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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. #V]8 FW
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 9@q!~ur
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 eZ[Qhrc
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. r2 'K'?T3
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。 w@Q~a x/
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（3）clown around 胡闹 <\Y(+?+uZ
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. r*$f^T!|
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 %k['<BYG<
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（4） cook up 虚构 '/ Hoq
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. <a
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 C R?}*
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. YLA(hg|
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 wXqwb|2
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 YzM/?enK}T
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. :{Z%dD
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 " j?x gV
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 %5KK#w "
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. /<$|tp\Rc
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 c!wRq 4
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 dJnKa]X
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ~aQR_S
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 C6a-
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 |zP~/
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. A nk_;jo
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（10）for good 永远 {fl[BX]kZ
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. LK*9`dzv=G
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 `fX\pOk~e
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ;R2A>f~
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. h>[ qXz
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 z(^dwMw}
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 L[*cb jt[
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. n Xb_\ 9E
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 DO*6gzW
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 c1+z(NQ3
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. iiJT%Zq`#
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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 iWr
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. /c-k{5mH%
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Ph.RWy ")
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. S[/udA
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 G"u4]!$/
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 l?J[K
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。 mdrqX<x'~
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 aCQ[Uc<B:
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