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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. fCY|iO0.t
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ]\39#
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ~fXNj-'RW
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 1 w>[
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。 y3o q{Z>
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（3）clown around 胡闹 `c G ks
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ' @!&{N
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 G@7^M}
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（4） cook up 虚构 TNu % _
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. EavBUX$O
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ?{J1 &;j*
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 n_QuuUB
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. .}dLqw
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 7U [C=NL
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ~^F]t$rz
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. :,8y8z$+
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。 ;j0.#P:a
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 {\$S58 5
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 7'wpPXdY1
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 4!!|P
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 <exCK*G
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. voZaJ2ho/O
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 k=)U
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 C
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Hca(2 ]T-
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 *"^X)Y{c+l
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（10）for good 永远 ZcA"HD%
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. fN9{@)2Mz
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 !WyJ@pFU^
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 TXB!Y!RG#
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. xM_#F xJb
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 2tz4Ag
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 \KV.lG!
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. SlsNtaNt
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 -l=C7e
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 +C=vuR
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. I]ej ]46K
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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 lr&2,p<
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. AG >D,6Y
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ~cr iZI/
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ca=MUm=B
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. hTBJ\1
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ]Jz=. F sO
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 [)`*k#.=
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。 9^Xndo]y
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 {r&r^!K;
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