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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. JYLAu4s6
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 r_o\ 72
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. X#X /P
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（3）clown around 胡闹
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. [5GzY`/m
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（4） cook up 虚构 i{r[zA]$
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Z,>owoP4
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 &-Q_%e M^
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. &7eN
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 6?/f $,v
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 p;mV?B?oAQ
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. BNixp[Hc
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 5K =>x<
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. S4!B;,?AxN
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 02^Nf7DMR
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ;r XZ?"
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 EIOP+9zP
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. C`8. 8
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（10）for good 永远 (7X^ z&2
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. j<h0`v
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 $$'[ %
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. FyV $`c$
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 [] R8VC>Ah
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Gwm YhG<{
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Qo80u? *
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. C0&ZQvvy1:
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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 A!a.,{fZ
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Xzqx 8Kd
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 "[CR5q9Pr
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Q776cj^L
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 )t$-/8
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。 U< "k -
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 VzWH9%w
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