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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. r4MPs-}oF
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 >o/+z18x
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ]mzghH:E
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Mo'6<"x
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。 r..&6-%:N
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（3）clown around 胡闹 mETGYkPUa
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. xg(* j[ff3
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 hqDnmzG
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（4） cook up 虚构 m>FP&~2
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 4De2m iq
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 xaN[ru@
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 r;n^\[Ov0,
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. :<p3L!?8y
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 1S{AGgls5
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 S7B\m v
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. ntr& ? H
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。 to9X2^
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 tD^$}u6
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ,DL%oQR
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 qV{iUtYt
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. g:oB j6$
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 j{$2.W$
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 <`) vp0
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. f]4j7K!e]
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 r }S>t~p:
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（10）for good 永远 byJR6f
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. m Yx6JU*`
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 OC6v%@xa
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 0<[g 7BbR
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. vJ ?j#Ch
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 r91b]m3xL
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Je*hyi7
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. }PUY~
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 a7U `/*
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ugV/#v O
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. GIM'H;XG
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。 #O1%k;BL
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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 9,jFQb(),
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. G2
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 b"JX6efnN
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. h+DK
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 XXg~eu?
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 tk\) ]kj
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。
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 O77^.B
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