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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. FS=LpvOG)
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ; <mcvm
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 &,3s2,1U(
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. cLRz m9
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（3）clown around 胡闹 <lNNT6[/r
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. $|7=$~y
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 X|/RV4x@Cq
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（4） cook up 虚构 :_]0 8
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. bBV03_*
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 =v 'Aub
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. q317~ z_nl
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 M,X)rM}Q
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 G Y.iCu b
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. & }0QnO_mj
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。 |@ d} O8
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 x %9Ca)r?}
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. zY7M]Az
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 /Oi(5?Jn
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Z {:;LC
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 PIXqd,
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. N{ $?u
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（10）for good 永远 GN
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ~7PiIky.
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 M X?UmQ'
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. AAW] Y#UwW
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 -QR]BD%J*[
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Qx3eEt@X5]
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 !`4i e
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 )db:jPkwd
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. V~
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 6 V ncr}
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. zUDXkG* Lv
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ->o[ S0
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. r$-P
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 E2t& @t%W
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 )4-!]NsV
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。 6uKth mr
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 :?LNP3}
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