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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. "+qZv(
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 >FHx],
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 :8}Qt^p
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Tmu2G /yi
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。 G,P
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（3）clown around 胡闹 6|n3Q$p
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. sGNHA( ;
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 vRW; {,d
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（4） cook up 虚构 ;w]1H&mc*A
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 9eP*N (m<
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 EXH,+3fQp
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 >$CNR*}@
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ~l] w=[
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 [N %InsA9k
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ;g+fY 6
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. '-I\G6w9
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。 tBZ?UA e;
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 =HIKn6C<
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. K%/\XnCY
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 -Q
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 +8 \?7,FY
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. EW4a@
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ,aP5) ZN-
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 4, Vx3QFZ
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. =s'H o
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 {|<r7K1<
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（10）for good 永远 Zs3xoIW7Ai
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ;QCGl$8A
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 =u0a/2u|
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 [J eq ?X9
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 5S&Qj7kr
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 /4+ zT?f
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. I~p*~mLh'
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 L r\(7r
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. }z\ t}lven
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。 '
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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 !{( crf XB
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. QFhyidm=]
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 6MU;9|&
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 A>S7Ap4z>
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 7oUo [
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Rw[!Jq
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 #_3-(H5u
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。 Zg4wd/ 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。 [rAi9LSO"
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