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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. [WW3'= e^
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 bejvw?)S.
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 *>I4X=
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. v,^2 'C$o
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Xgou7x<
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 3w6}%=)$8
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。
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（4） cook up 虚构 A&XI1. j6
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. `ZhDoLpH<
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 7b7@"Zw*
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 5 o- WA1
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 7,X5]U&A<x
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 s|FfBG
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 WKek^TW4HE
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. >UlAae44
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。 $}+t|`*q8]
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 p,0J $L
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Z7)la
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ;hz m&My
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. M<$a OW0
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 hhRUC&Y%V
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 u4hC/!
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ;d5d$Np@m&
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 uf q9+}
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（10）for good 永远 l7vU{Fd-h^
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. F)XO5CBK
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 re[v}cB
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 K FM x(fD
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. w\SfzJN
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 GE?M. '!{{
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 6)5Akyz4V
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 A}"aH
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 : ZehBu
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. *{TB<^ *
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 B\*"rSP\
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. :$ qa
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 T*pcS'?'
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ,.6)y1!
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 4Kl{^2
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 [cfKvROG
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。 Ynxzkm S
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ]&+,`1_q
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