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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. I KeO&]k
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 CGZ3-OW@E
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 U;Q?Rh- W
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. mA\}zLw+r9
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。 _VLA2#V>
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（3）clown around 胡闹 -pm%F8{T]
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 3m/XT"D
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 .QM>^(o$Z
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（4） cook up 虚构 9h0Y">}`b
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. d01]5'f?o
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 +(8 Z8]Jf
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 w@hbY:Z9z
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. CdNb&Nyz
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 X32{y973hT
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 78t:ge
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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. A0gRX ]
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。 Kr@6m80E5
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 OCbwV7q:
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. lw_PQ4Hp
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 \~I>@SG2W+
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 R
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. %@Nu{?I
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 .%+y_.l
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. A\)~y{9bQ
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 CsiRM8
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（10）for good 永远 ^.@F1k
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. M. fA5rJ^
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 K5}0!_)G
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 o&#!W(
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. m,PiuR>
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 }sW%i#CV
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 jAy 0k
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. L4or*C^3
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 EfGy^`, 'G
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 aB WA hn
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. #X qnH
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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 W7"UhM
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. c]R27r E
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 0n*D](/NK
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 %`} nP3
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. %'.3t|zH
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 /n1L},67h
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 a6\`r ^ @
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。 Y ]bS=*q
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 2BV] @]qB
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