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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. U;GoC$b}|
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 DV\ei")
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 +_dYfux
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. \xxVDr.
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。 tl5IwrF6;
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（3）clown around 胡闹 36a~!
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. PuJ{!S\T7
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 7nz +n#
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（4） cook up 虚构 61/zrMPn
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 8!GLw-kb
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 I)6Sbt JV^
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 t`,IW{
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Z D%_PgiT
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 }%ThnFFBw
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. eF^"{a3b
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。 0s""% MhFI
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ^u!Tyb8Dk
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Q;O)>K
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ~x"79=!W
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 c/Yi0Rl)
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. aX). /
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 JvL'gJ$70
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 q {/Jw" e
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 5Y=\~,%\oH
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（10）for good 永远 %*c|[7Z~V
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。 dM mka
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 {IHK< aW
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. aSkx#mV
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 YG~ o
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. UX`DZb +^
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 #6s C&w3
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 gQ=POJ=G
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. kj!7|1i2
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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 4t
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. h+~df(S.
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 h<1dTl*
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. $7&l6~sMQ
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 &^n> ZY,
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。 rk,1am:cg
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 uy _i{Y|
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