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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. &M[MEO`t8
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 rOW; yJ[
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 %MN.O-Lc
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. W@^J6sH
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。 O1 6r!6=-n
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（3）clown around 胡闹 zDB" r
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. dXl]Pe|v
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 |k6 Ox*
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（4） cook up 虚构 IK'F{QPH
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. b
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 _%{ 0?|=
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. %%&e"&7HE
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 z$|;-u|
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 @T ysXx
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. +oZH?N4yaM
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。 b0 &
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 TiyUr [
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. m2(E>raV6
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 eRs&iK2y
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 (0OM "`j
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 3V}(fnv
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 9 6 =Z"
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 3 C M^j<9
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. %G[/H.7s -
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（10）for good 永远 o\4 CoeG
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. BxdX WO
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 >
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. s]Gd-j
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 DtI$9` ~
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. > aG= T{
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 +AoP{ x$Ia
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 g*y/j]
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. z]=8eV\
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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 3+(z_!Qh
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ?YBaO,G9o
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Pu;yEh
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. L^FcS\r;
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 CxDcY
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。 CZ(`|;BC*
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 GoIQ>n
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