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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. pMV ?vH
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 P#-p* 4
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Xh@;4n
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. [E)&dl_k
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。 :4[_&]H
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（3）clown around 胡闹 iM M s3
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. \]0+J
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 FZtT2Z4&i
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（4） cook up 虚构 h(p c GE
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ta0 ;:o?/d
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 H
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ~~}8D"
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. BFZ\ \rN`
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 !*PX -
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 4@=[r Zb9
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. W4"1H0s`l
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。 Daq lL
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 y=zs6HaS
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. F`CDv5
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 *1h@Jb34
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ~^>g<YR[
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. jQ['f\R
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 %' ea W
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. rh T!8dTk
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（10）for good 永远 2=$ F*B>9
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. F41g Mg
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 H[N~)3x
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 w:2yFC
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. = Q"(9[Az
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 3935cxT1U
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 D0yH2[j+
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. syk,e4:oA
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 `+(4t4@ew
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 }] . |7h
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ;Bat--K7+
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。 AjINO}b
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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 |sB L(9
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 1pT/ `x
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ *}Rd%'
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 TSj)XU {W
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. :fQN_*B4@4
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 }3R:7N`,|
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 GuQ#
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。 i~tps
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 F8B:P7I
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