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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. =hY 9lxW
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ,i)wS1@
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 18nT
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. @k+ K_gR
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。 /Ixv{H)H
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（3）clown around 胡闹 L _D #
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. )5Wt(p:T6_
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 &$yxAqdab
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（4） cook up 虚构 vB<9M-sa0
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {: ] u 6l
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 pF/s5z
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 g>E.Snj}
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. k@Qd:I;;
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 &ea6YQ
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 #?"^: ,Y
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. ;"B@QPX
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。 []:&WA 9N
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 LIE5of
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. d0V *[ {
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 7y4jk
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 l=UXikx
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. X4eoE
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 nD.K*# u
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 8'qq!WR~
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. /Bq4! n+
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 y* *YFQ*sc
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（10）for good 永远 %/oeV;D
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Cz|F%>y#
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 IFsh"i
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ]w0_!Z&
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. [2{ 2w68D!
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 p~WX\;
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ~jJF&*)
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. / %1-tGh
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 *b7evU *1
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ]TVc 'G;
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. {X 5G
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。 ra;:
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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=aoF5"3?
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. '>cZ7:
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 0 68DC_
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 +#L'g c
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 8.HJoos
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 mWF\h>]|.
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 GXi)3I%
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。 _MW W
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 )>tT ""yEl
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