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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 8SC%O\,
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 M#,Q
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 s8<gK.atl
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 4=[7Em?oLb
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。 3[IJhR[
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Tu m_aI
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. #sB,1"
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 S%mfs!E>
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（4） cook up 虚构 a~ ]bD
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 9$1)k;ChP/
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 TgfrI
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 a|_p,_
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. }< 5F
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 u0o'K9.r
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 /rc%O*R
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. v?:: | {
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。 <a^Oj LLU
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 (Ddp|a"b
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. {~Tg7<\L
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 5|8^ 9Oe5
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 `#mK*Buem}
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. &^".2)zU
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 FnFb[I@eu
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ]wVk+%e
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 0s#K p49-
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 9~\kF5Q"
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（10）for good 永远 GW^,g@%C
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good.
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ~B i_7 Q
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 =EP13J
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. K2)!h.W
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 6IcNZ!j98
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 wK_]/ Q-L
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 0% L l
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 J:*-gwv9*m
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 feM6K!fL`
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. kRJ4-n^@><
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。 2B0W~x2=
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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 ;|T!#@j
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. d*8 $>GA
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 S[3iA~)Z-
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. `4?~nbz
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 I=)hWC/
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 C$h<Wt=<
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。 #p(h]T32
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 CvSIV 7zYo
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