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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. /=T H 08
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 XMw.wQ '?
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ~r&D6Y
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. TY~Vi OC
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。 5}Xv L'
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（3）clown around 胡闹 u H\w.
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ddoFaQ8
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 5,R`@&K3D
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（4） cook up 虚构 DT\ym9
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {]`p&@
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 U(*yL-
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. csDQva\
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 w12}Rn8
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 W$' 0Dc
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. krjN7&
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 @1g&Z}L
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 + xp* ]a
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. oRq3 p O}f
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 .,M;huRg
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 #ib ^Kg
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. c+2sT3).D
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 NAJVr}4f
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 9B=1 Yr[
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ertBuU
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Kam]Mn'
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（10）for good 永远 Ly>OLI0x_
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. j5^-.sEEw
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 b#a@ rh
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 X;VQEDMPU
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. OH6n^WKY
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 DP*@dFU"
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 [ zh"x#AyI
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. "Pj}E=!k
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 \$pkk6Q3,w
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 lhO2'#]i
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. zCV7%,H~
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 Qx t@ V
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 [/$N!2'5
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. wkBL=a
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 9M'DC^x*T
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 9/k Xc 4
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ; ^ 3$kF
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 +pp9d -n
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。 eW50s`bKY
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 NY!jwb@%
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