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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. = e gW
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 8me ]JRw
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 j'aHF #_
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. uk v tQz)
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。 8E4mA5@
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（3）clown around 胡闹 !'j?.F $}
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. K-f1{ 0
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 OM|Fwr$
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（4） cook up 虚构 K"b`#xN(t
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. AgRjr"hF*e
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 +&Hr4@pgW
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. jMbC Y07v
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 o$[z],RO
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 u{FDdR9<
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. E[O<S B
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 p|Q*5TO
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. c wm_nQKk
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 b:R-mg.VT{
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ZkIg L
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. +8v9flh
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 = <j"M85.
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 8ZCo c5
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. [tg^GOf '
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 H)a Q3T4N5
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（10）for good 永远 v3GwD0 0
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. {
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 pSm $FBW h
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. % , N<
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 0<8XI>.3D
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 R-Z~V
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. e#,~ ,W.H
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 TLd `1Ac
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 C-8qj>
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. _{Sm k [
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 M:P0m6ie
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 avy"r$v_&
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Ja SI^go
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ->h6j
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ? tfT8$
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 cgb2K$B_"
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 kGL1!= >
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。 n39t}`WIl
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 \o\ nr!=k
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