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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. qkbGM-H%U
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 y:HH@aa)
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 n 9>**&5L
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. *SK`&V
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。 wo+ b":
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（3）clown around 胡闹 gf ?_tB0C
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. \; vo BU
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 )Fsc0_
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（4） cook up 虚构 A.9ZFFz
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 0SV<Pl^
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 U-*`I?~=4
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 nl-y0xD9c
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Nov)'2g7G
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 `nCVO;B
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 oh0*b h
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. g-~]^ $
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。 OQ&'3hv{
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 8w$q4fg0
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. L,O.XR
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 H? _wsh4J
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 `%/w0,0
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. b5S4C2Ynq
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 7'!DK;=TD6
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 der\"?_.
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. `F$lO2 #k
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 4 ; 2
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（10）for good 永远 G3o `\4p
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. jdIAN
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 &Nw[ J5-"k
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 w|1O-k`
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. {G+iobQdd
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ^GS\(eg t
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 v~A*?WU;n
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. {kghZ ur
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 +!K*FU=).
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 bao"iv~z
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. P*]hXm85[K
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。 3T/& T`T+c
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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 -wr_x<7
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. iS< ^MD
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ _SnD)k+TgJ
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 4t-l@zFWb
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. YkbuyUui
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 [1mEdtqf*
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 x !6< 7s
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。 (((|vI 3 <
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 n]6-`fpD
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