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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. fy-( B;
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 N3,EF1%
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 aD.A +e s
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. D`u{U]
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。 Ou/{PK}
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Q?~l =}2
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ~! @a
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 W*P/~U=
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（4） cook up 虚构 3 Tt8#B
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. k7j;'6
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 56fcifXz@
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 !+i
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. {9(N?\S1`a
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 o^Ms(?K%t
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 E]bjI $j
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. >scEdeM
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。 tYnNO K*|
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Ax&+UxQ0|
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ~#wq sm
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 $N~8 ^6
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 <=WQs2
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. S^ 3I" B
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 }nkX-PG9
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 C/)Xd^#
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 5K,Y6I&$SJ
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 W}Z'zU?[
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（10）for good 永远 K?) &8S
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Y}PI{P N
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 )8yNqnD
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 r.[9/'>
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. O>UR\l|+:2
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 J@52<.>6
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 WUKYwA/t
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ri6_u;Ch
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 TeQpmhN
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 QD<f) JZK
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. :hZYh.y\l
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。 op ;OPf,
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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 '(;`t1V8k
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. h60*=+vdJ
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ S_WYU&8
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 U5odS R$
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. MC^H N w
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 2}K7(y!?u
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。 0X.pI1jCO
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 S-*4HV_l
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