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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. wL 4Z W8_
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Ho 3dsh )
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 )O,wRd>5
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. CF]i}xpWV
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。 =%!e(N'p
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（3）clown around 胡闹 S8
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. (+|X<Bl:`
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 LmP qLH'(Q
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（4） cook up 虚构 YiD-F7hf.*
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. )|v^9
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 8 RVS)D''
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 h }< 0 /
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Aj [?aL
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 sU\c#|BSC"
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 M'kVL0p?vN
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. rkkU"l$v
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 led))qd@V-
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 j5PL{ 6
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ~@{w\%(AK]
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 >DHp*$y
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ))!Bg?t-
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. #Mh{<gk%ax
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 X*i/A<Y`=
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 dd]? 9
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. {jjSJIV1
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（10）for good 永远 }.p<wCPy6
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. + :V rip
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 /D<"wF }@J
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 f\fdg].!
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. |'tW =
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 3{KR
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ] /+D^6
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 %?bcT[|3
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 0n.S,3|
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. P.djd$#
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 RPVT*`o
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 2#3^skj
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 [*)Z!)
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ZPHXzi3j
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 btH _HE
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 FW8-'~
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。 RsW9:*R
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 $<|ocUC7
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