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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ADP[KZO$ 4
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ke*&*mx"L
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 -}qay@cDt
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. On4Vqbks
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。 I<lkociUCG
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（3）clown around 胡闹 v]drDVJ
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. "gpfD-BX
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 N*w{NB 7L
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（4） cook up 虚构 i / N6 8
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. GB >h8yXH
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 +],2smd@N
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 "(F:'J} X
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. =Oh/4TbW[
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Y$q --JA
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 arPqVMVr
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. :fG9p`
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 2\}6b4
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 w RTzpG4
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. NLWj5K)1P
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 9 L EUj
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 LrfyH"#!:
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. [Az^i>iH
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 xI=[=;L
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 .Wyx #9
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. eR1]<Z$W\
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 a6 7N WH
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（10）for good 永远 wmv/ ?g
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. WAw} ?&k
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 .=b)Ae c
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 9%Ftln6
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. rFv=j :8
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 o2(*5*b!@e
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 mK7egAo
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ^nL_*+V`f
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 x: Tm4V{
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 8J7<7Sx
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 9s6d+HhM
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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 [.iz<Yh
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. bl B00
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ~|)'vK8W
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 4~{q=-]V
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. A =k{Rl{LA
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 a)8M'f_z
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。 hbdM}"& ]
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 SfwAMNCe
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