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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. w3ni@'X8
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 CUYA:R< )
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 aY#?QjL
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Z i.' V
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。 ON){d!]uJ
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（3）clown around 胡闹 xE
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Pv/ v=s>X
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 * dw.Ug
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（4） cook up 虚构 C[G+SA1&W
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. |Rz.Pt6
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 @a njjC5a~
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 m;]wKd"
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Cp m T *
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 %ACW"2#(
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 *
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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. ,`Y$}"M4
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 >*8V]{f9
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 E SIP+
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. U:C:ugm
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 *k}m?;e sb
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 MCmb/.&wu
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. LCH\;07V#
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 wu A? t
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 KDq="=q
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. :86:U 0^
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 nYj rEy)Q
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（10）for good 永远 #% \0][Xf
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. {9U!0h-2"
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 /oHCV0!0
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 AtG~ !)hG
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. _ (F-(X|
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 d@$| zr6
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ]`|$ nU}v
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 3W%6n-*u
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 eKvr1m- -
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 p35=CX`T.
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 5'I+%66?h$
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。 /;#kV]nF
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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 %- 540V{q
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. *y?HaU
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ #`*uX6C
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 jU j\<aW
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. LJGpa )(
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 9k H~=`: ?
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 1+; bd'Ie
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。 }} =n]_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。 sv % X8
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