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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. VK ?,8Y
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 >nl *aN
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 -{L[Wt{1
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Wb*d`hzQ}
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。 pQEHWq"Q
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（3）clown around 胡闹 @+xkd(RfN
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. WVwNjQ2PM
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 0c:CA>F
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（4） cook up 虚构 roRZE[ya
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. }A2@1TTPX
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Wigm`A=,r
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 X8*q[ @$
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. y'E)iI*
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 fNB*o={r|
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 # <&=ZL N
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. \ =83#*KK
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。 =2`s Uw}
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 UGR5ILf
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. b/S4b
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ]p#Zdm1EL
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 <y`yKXzBUV
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. T8qG9)~3
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Q7#Q6-Q
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Lw!@[;2
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 1>|p1YZ"
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 \6@}HFH
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（10）for good 永远 ]A'e+RD4k
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. nre8 F
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 R$w=+%F
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. "p HQ
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 I s88+,O
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 QR^pu.k@
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. JDMaLo
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 St&XG>nWS
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 [!aHP ?-
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. )ns;S
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 o.j;dsZ
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 Vxk0oI k`
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. R?]>8o,
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ * W i(%
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 lz # inC|
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Dc p,9"yt%
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 0jg-]
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 B"{CWH O
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 x&8?/BR
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 `d8$OC
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