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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Bf;dp`(/
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 8" 4&IX
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ?= B$-)/
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. C|"h]
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 gp:,DC?(
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（3）clown around 胡闹 x?:[:Hf
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. W27EU/+3
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 iw\RQ
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（4） cook up 虚构 /RuGh8qzP
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. iK$)Iy0
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 O!}TZfC
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. (bxSN@hp2
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 L\Uf+d:&}G
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 O+Fu zCWj
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. gRS}Y8
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 -aDGXQM{~
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. u% <Je
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 m]8rljo
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 MO +g*N
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. %nQii? 1`i
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 wR\Y +Z
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 \0iF <0oy
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. P%A^TD|
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 .az +'1
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（10）for good 永远 WG8}}`F|
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. )UA};Fus
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 =B g
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 cXiNO
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 6]yYiz2Xn
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 q~68)D(
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. tLXwszR0 r
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 >J+'hm@
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 45` i
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 4}@J]_]Z
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。 xT7 JGQ[|
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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 @j*K|+X"
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. qRkY-0vBP
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 0Q? XU.v
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. lX H? *
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 JDcc`&`M
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 tHAr9
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。 %5#ts/f
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 LpwjP4vWJ
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