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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. #4 &N0IG
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ysJhP .
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Q
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ({ kGK0
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。 S aet";pf`
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（3）clown around 胡闹 >ha Ixs`9
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. e=;@L3f
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 UN?T}p-
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（4） cook up 虚构 Rn(F#tI
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. I+?$4SC
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 2mU-LQ1 WN
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ,
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. |ezO@
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 mRnzP[7-\)
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 n[:AV
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. YZ:'8<
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。 |DPpp/
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 `) !2E6 =
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. +6)kX4
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 9
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 UFAMbI
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. hPi
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 P}Wh E
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 FlA\Ad;v
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. M N M>
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（10）for good 永远 5A ]LNA4i
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. `MYK XBM
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Ta\8 >\ 6
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Ysc|kxLb
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. '"fU2M<.
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 0CV sDVA
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. \%?8jQ'tX
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 t"bPKFRy9E
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 I1 R\Ts@
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. c;8" vJ
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。 -f;j1bQ
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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 sa gBmA~
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. s ?;<F
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 'UXj\vJ 3E
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. -G<2R"Q#N
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 >5~Zr $
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。 MHr0CYyb.
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 `\4JwiPo
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