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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. JVN0];IL}
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 < _ h
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ^W;\faG
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. y<kW2 <?
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。 Fvg>>HVu
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（3）clown around 胡闹 gd2cwnP
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. *M09Y'5]
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 GP1b/n3F1
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（4） cook up 虚构 q5Z]Z.%3O
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. m#ID%[hg$
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ca5Ir<mL
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 b0t/~]9G
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 z]K:Amp;Z
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. M/T
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 HZKqGk E
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. x:4 :G(
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 qi!+ Ceo}
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 'a[| '
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. HW "@~-\
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 q-}q r g
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 opc`n}Fc
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. s,Azcqem
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（10）for good 永远 l$
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. HHzA mHt
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ~li b~Y'-
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Cl& YN}t5
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. "n'kv!?\
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ip8%9fG\>
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. B63pu X{u#
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 -aPRL HR
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 v(=?@ tF}E
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ;S0Kf{DN2
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。 j zvrJ14
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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 sBm)D=Kll
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. \w#)uYK{i_
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 y90wL U9f
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. vj% 3v4
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 zCji]:
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 \~X:ffb =
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。 y7^E`LKK
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 qf
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