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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. G U~?S'{
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 UevbLt1Y
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 LSlaz
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Tk $rwTCl
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 6@g2v^ %
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（3）clown around 胡闹 mu)?SGpyE
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. H`]nY`HYg
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 7oA$aJQ
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（4） cook up 虚构 |TF ,Aj
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. K6~N {:.s
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 U`K5 DZ~
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ~cy/\/oO
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. _o~<f)E[9
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 dG.s8r*?M
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 5[`!\vC iZ
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. Gv>,Ad
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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。 Y oNg3
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 #<0%_C a
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. @!'Pr$`
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 5Ft bZ1L
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 y`:}~nUdT
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. * gr{ {c
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 X /lLM`
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 7A8jnq7m/
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. `j(\9j ok
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ;nji<
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（10）for good 永远 x%B^hH;W
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. o; {
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 *rSMD_>
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Z q2dCp%
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. "w9`UFu%^e
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Y"D'|i
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 />Tyiy]2uu
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ?} m/Q"!1
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 9' o !9_j
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 *;Dd:D9
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. \2U^y4K.
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。 2WIL0Siwl
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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 &1%W-&bc6
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 6%JKY+n^
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ /YR*KxIx
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 @SDsd^N{2P
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 7e/Uc!&*
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Op,C e4A
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Ow wH 45
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。 w8wF;:>
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 |0U "#xkf
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