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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. IKpNc+;p
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ^NP " m
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 t&n gOF
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. X _XqT
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。 mI}' 8 .
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（3）clown around 胡闹 GeE|&popO
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. {<bByHT!
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 .a$][Jny
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（4） cook up 虚构 Rf7 py )
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ^ G15]Pyw
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Ucv-}oa-?
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 "" ,V\m
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. w+P bT6;
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Uc \\..Cf
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 / z6NJ2jb
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. %A?Ym33
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。 Dg \fjuK9
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ^oM* f{9
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 'H:lR1(,
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 JTrxh]
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 g {wDI7"<q
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 9MVW~ V
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 5WY..60K,
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ^BW V6
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. om|M=/^
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 qd"*Td
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（10）for good 永远 _<&IpT{w+
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. I
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 az\ ;D\\
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 gQ h;4v
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. oljl&tuQy
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 27}k63 \
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 L9&Z?$6J_p
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. >(p "!
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 >i-cR4=LL{
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 D O(FG-R
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. dyD =R
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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 /\ (0@To
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. '
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. C
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 -aXV}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。 k5P&F
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 UXnd~DA
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