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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 6b-
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 @#bBs9@gv
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 w k-Mu\
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. N2[, a U
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。 L~^e\^sP
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ;yRwoTc)Y
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. SlH7-"Ag
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ,2=UuW"K
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（4） cook up 虚构 @"q~ AY
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. c28oLT1|D
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 +W V@o'
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 nG&w0de<>
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. T+ &x{+gZ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 h1Ke$#$6
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 N&R
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例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ,
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 |_Naun=+~
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 9b{g+lMZo
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. X+(aQ
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 rwi2kk#@P
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. `^s]?
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 LM'*OtpDG
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（10）for good 永远 :Olj
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. hq |j C
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 j8D$/
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Apw-7*/
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. SdEb[
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 IkE'_F
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ve64-D
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 _js2^<7v}
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 _umO)]Si
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 0{{p.n8a~
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。 &gKP6ANx2
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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 .R<s <]
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. erAZG )
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 6`$,-(J=
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. he#Tr'j
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 2Wc;hJ.1
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。 0X S' v,|
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Og%zf1)aZM
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