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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. UZ<!(g.
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ;a68>5Lm*
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 F
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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. `T-(g1:9
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。 4 0Du*5M
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（3）clown around 胡闹 T- 27E $0
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. }g3)z%Xe'[
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ;1BbRnCr
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（4） cook up 虚构 D3I;5m`_
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. nGRF< 2!
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 7OT}V}iP
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Jx 'p\*
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. =Y8 9X6
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 J k`A }
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 vXyaOZ
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 }dl@
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。 ;'nu9FU*O
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 I H{g-#U
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. dL v\H&
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ecr pv+
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 .>&kA f.
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. u{ I)C0
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 B&tl6?7h
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 -FJ 5N}R
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 65MR(+3
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Wvcj\2'yd
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（10）for good 永远 c/pT2/y
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. KaOS!e'
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 HmQuRW
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 -[ F< u
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. N>VA`+aFR
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 D telr=/s
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Nk]r2^. z[
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 [t,7H
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 V7 c7(G
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. z )k\p'0"
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。 i5|!M IY
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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 7Sr7a {
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. pnDD9u-4;
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 AOeptv^k3}
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 9QZ;F4 r
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 h@l5MH=|%
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。 ]Y:|%r vVH
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 3%'$AM}+s
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