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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. XwFTAaZ
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 @Pf9;7,TV
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 %}e['d h
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. r8? p6E
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。 }xBDyr63
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（3）clown around 胡闹 V :>r6
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. r}es _9*~Z
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 YC')vv3o(
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（4） cook up 虚构 /QWXEL/M=
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Y[]I!Bc
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 dNhb vzl(
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Il Qk W<
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. J]#rh5um
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Z,O* p,Gzn
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 zyhM*eM.7
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. ^2);*X>
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。 Wy}^5]R0E
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ' )0@J`
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. l5.k2{'
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ^lt2,x
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 YoW)] n
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. wN58uV '
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Hy1$Kvub
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 tjt^R$[ @
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. pS |K[:5
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 `g3AM %3
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（10）for good 永远 \pfa\, rW
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. w;yzgj:n&f
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 R~T}
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 b>VV/j4!/
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. n1{[CCee@
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 i@.Tv.NZ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 mvK ^')
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. u*):
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 } 6!/Nb
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 '?| 1\j
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. tT>LOI_z
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。 v@tEHRadz
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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 "3\y~<8%'
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ||>4XDV#
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ nH&z4-1Y?
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 RrvC}9ar
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. '( FC
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ^)?Wm,{"w
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 S 4`X^a}pY
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。 ]t~.?)Ad+2
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 4NW!{Vw ,
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