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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. sT/pA^rnnR
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 TzIgEn~
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 02S Uyv(Mt
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ] qXfg c
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。 @]cpPW-b
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（3）clown around 胡闹 !1!uB }
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. BkIvo W_
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 "U yw7
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（4） cook up 虚构 :}E*u^v K
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ']qC,;2
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 MY0W r%@#0
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 A ?_2@6Y^
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. +8~S28"Wg3
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 cW MZ w|t
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 hwexv 9""
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. ^tpy8TQ
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。 u'=#~ '6
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 q6osRK*20
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. K7CiICe
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 xvgIYc{
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 0ai4%=d-
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. {( t (}-:Z
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 )`g[k" yB3
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 [TNYPA> {
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. [t ^|l?
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 `5>IvrzXrK
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（10）for good 永远 Bw{W -&$o
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. &qo'ge8p
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 EkJo.'0@
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ~L?p/3m
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. :pNZQX
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 8^M5u>=t;
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 \Ud2]^D=
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. F.O2;M|x
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 8fdOV&&D~i
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 S:DB%V3
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 0`OqD d
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 ytJ |jgp '
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 q/]tJ{ FI
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. -"(e*&TJ#
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ FxD " z3D
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 p Kp #4Js
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 1AhL-Lj
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 J@1 (2%)|Z
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 y 5=J6a2.
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 !rrjA$P<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。 I</Nmgf
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