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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. U ,\t2z
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 o7fJ@3B/
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 $viZ[Lu!m
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. P[gYENQ
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 mx0EEU*
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（3）clown around 胡闹 yt `K^07@
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. h}GzQr y1
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Sh U1RQk
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（4） cook up 虚构 '!XVz$C
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {= T9_c
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 e:;u _ be~
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 eh6= -
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. c" S{5xh0&
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 >+ku:<Hw%.
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ;v%f +
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. }m.45n/
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。 r[KX "U-
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 d01]5'f?o
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. +(8 Z8]Jf
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Ou2 p^:C(
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 -h,?_d>
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. sk~inIj-
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 6{?B`gm7g
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 9<1 dps=c
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. C\gKJW^]y@
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 3 V0^v
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（10）for good 永远 Ox& ]{
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. t,30 8Z
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 )cB O_
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 9 kLA57
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. yuq2)
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 fnJt8Y 4
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Apc!!*7
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 5T]dQ3[ v4
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 \MB$ Cwc
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 (A\\s$fE/1
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. \JIyJ8FleC
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。 DN;3VT.-
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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 wg]VG,
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. @k||gQqIB
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ CK(`]-q>,
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 WS Oz^]
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. | ?4NlB6
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 -Rbv#Y
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 cSYMnB
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。 :*WiswM Fm
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ;2l|0 :
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