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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. tW3 Nry
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 o{ K#LP
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 nqib`U@"
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ~_4$|WKl
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。 {'f=*vMI
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（3）clown around 胡闹 l;;"v) C8
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. {
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ;J?zD9
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（4） cook up 虚构 1jj.oa]
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. +"[}gss!@
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 (V8lmp-F
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Q $^Kf]pD
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. fq[,9lK
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 9J f. Ls
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 "3uPK$
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. SBG.t:
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。 9%bqY9NFd
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 /y5a~3
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. /m*+N9 )
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Z E},x U %
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 E&2mFg
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ADlLodG
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ,*{9g6
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 7@9R^,M4:
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. >l0D,-O]m
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 fBt`D
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（10）for good 永远 >^+c s^jCM
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. xw83dQ]}^
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 ]`O?? wN
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. #p|7\Y
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 3Qoa ?*
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 tCP;IU$
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. D TSK*a `
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 CXhE+oS5z'
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 pksF| VS
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. )\Ay4 d
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。 W{*w<a_ `
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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 _6&TCd<
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 9A9yZl t
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ *D$Hd">X
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 jM|-(Es. )
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. d"hW45L
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 jMB&(r
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 xO` O$ie
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。 [%yCnt
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 aMycvYzH
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