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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. DIqM\ ><
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 "|N58%
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 e0s *
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. fAEgrw%Ti
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（3）clown around 胡闹 CdE Qiu
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 3!l+) g
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 \eF _Xk[
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（4） cook up 虚构 ^`~s#L7
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. UWW^g@d4
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 8=K%7:b
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. <USK6! -G
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 &nV/XLpG
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 M2kvj'WWq
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. 1 5heLnei
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 qix$ } (P
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. "|Ke/0rGB
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 =:M/hM)#
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. QkFB \ v
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 `K7UWtp
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. C3K":JB
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（10）for good 永远 Bq 5-L}z
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. \y(ZeNs
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ? NVX# t'
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. mz2 v2ma
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 * lJk k
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. aBd>.]l?
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 3Q#Tut
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 x
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Ihd{ tmr<
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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 )GKY#O09x9
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. N}ugI`:
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 OJ1MV 7&
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Eb7GiRT #
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 a0jzt!ci
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。 0m,q3
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 =p[a Cb
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