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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. M@I LB-H
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 7SO i9JU_
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 FJDx80J
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. o {5es
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。 [LDsn]{
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（3）clown around 胡闹 99j^<)
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. T~@$WM(
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 }wJ-*By{+
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（4） cook up 虚构
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 4jMC E&<
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 T{-<G13
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ltRvNXx+]
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. [(Ss^?AJW
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 W'WZ@ !!
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ANh7`AU uO
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. e=S51q_0
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 </~!5x62Oy
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. &o@IM bJ8
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Sxo9y0K8-
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. y^ pzqv
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 OtK=UtVI
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ^UTQc m
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（10）for good 永远 %6c[\ubr
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Qxb5Y)/jn
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 x
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. x`:zC#
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 }s i{
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 5`] ;[M9
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 c!#DD;<Q
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 mFoE2?Y
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. = ^
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。 OX|nYTp
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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 <i}lP/U
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 8bl&-F `
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 J~ dk4D\
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. `yiw<9yp2
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 X'BFR]cm
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。 ca~n fo
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 }\+7*|
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