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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. .v+ W>
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 dB S_N/
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 G9G HBwT
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. YB!f =_8
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。 W\ mgM2p
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（3）clown around 胡闹 4mt O"'|
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ?$uEN_1O\@
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 D,|TQ Q
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（4） cook up 虚构 R(,m!
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. B-$zi oZ
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 wXZ9 @(^
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 eu~ u-}.
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. U<>@)0~7g!
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ZS= ;)
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 @&%/<|4P5
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. %d40us8 E
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。 ^f-)gZ&
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 IXlk1tHN4I
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. T 1_B0H2
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 G l2WbY
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 N l/
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. J!G92A~*]
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 &4 #%xg
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 z`I%3U5(
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. _[i.)8$7
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 p#-= mXE/2
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（10）for good 永远 Gpcordt/
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. PR x- 0S
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 1 ?3+>
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 1 3)6p|6x
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. [dUAb
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 -o~n 06p
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 "gzn%k[D9m
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. e'c3.sQ|?
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 'HCR i Z<
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 49 O_A[(d
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. =<)/lz] H
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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 <P&X0S`O
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. V pzjh,r-j
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ Y C<FKWc
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 6c2 7X/'Z
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 2PUB@B'
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 SG&H^V8
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。 +Z GH
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 `[XH =-p
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