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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ] G.%Ty
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ;DA8B'^>
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 YG:3Fhx0~
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. % )jxW{
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。 rVvR!"//yH
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（3）clown around 胡闹 1sE?YJP-
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. z't? ?6
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 CHd9l]Rbe
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（4） cook up 虚构 [L`ZE *z
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. -\ZcOXpMx=
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 w&$d* E
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 mE O \r|A
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 8,D 2^Gg
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 q/3ziVd7p
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 R2etB*k6[
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. k 4/D8(OXw
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。 @WH@^u
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 `
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. lPH%Do>K
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 m^' uipa\
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 5Dp#u
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. =4uSFK_L
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 AIb2k
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 OJT1d-5p
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. YzosZ! L!<
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 dp QG[vXe
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（10）for good 永远 J{ [n?/A {
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 7e7 M@8+4
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 =/<LSeLxH
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 4%WzIzRb
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. _(J&aY\
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 KKA~#iCk
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. | r
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 {Np M.;
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 6s,uXn
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ^@P1
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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 AV 8n(
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. _'4A|-9
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 V)Z70J <'
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. d]9U^iy
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Bwr 3jV?S
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ~HQ9i%exg
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。 Li* eGlId
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 HM >lg`S
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