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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. #usi1UWB#Q
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 :y^0]In
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 f_2tMiy 5
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. P(D 0ru
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。 Ih oV80b
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（3）clown around 胡闹 29p`G1n
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. \wwY?lOe
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 wQ-pIi{G
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（4） cook up 虚构 Sqw:U|h\FS
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 2Hl0besm
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 I-<U u 2
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 x XkP(^ Y
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. VU AW/
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 8@ y@}
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 @AET.qGC
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. X!#rw= Q
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 M#ED49Dh>
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. D_mdX9-~
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 vcm66J.14
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 l-4+{6lz
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. fP<Tvf
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 iG*@(
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ?XOl>IO
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. &ig6\&1
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 9+><:(,
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（10）for good 永远 bWU4lPfP
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. D&0y0lxI@
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 T rA&yXXL
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 otaB$Bb
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. a ^wGc+
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 www#.D%'U
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 wyG7SA
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Lso4Z Z;
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 i~1bfl
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 wNQhz.>y
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. sv}k_6XgY
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 ?VUW.-
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 }_,1i3Rip
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. W%$sA}O
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ %#7NCdk;S
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 J4Yu|E<&
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. IXQxjqd^
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ]nmVT~lBe"
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Q)vf>LwC2S
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。 )o4B^kq
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 O>FE-0rW}e
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