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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. O tm7j>w
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 "I[u D)$
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 NUX2{8gs
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. [\pp K C
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。 ew 8Manx
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（3）clown around 胡闹 'jU ;.vZex
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. v;R+{ K87
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 0 aiE 0b9c
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（4） cook up 虚构 \MmKz^tO
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. p!cNn7{;
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 st(Y{Gs
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 D??
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 4:XVu
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 o}lA\ A
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. Ns `:=
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。 ^g N?Io
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 K9euNa
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. (k5d.E]CK
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 3VmF1w
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 SV_b(wP9
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. nA XWbavY
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 @?<1~/sfL
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 $PKUcT0N9
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Y \7/`ty
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 aboA9pwH
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（10）for good 永远 *Y9' tHI
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. )u_[cE JHO
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ]A dL
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 83YQ c
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. U~[ tp1Z)
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 1ba* U~OEg
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 hvU\l`m
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. $3 ~ /H"K
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 !5h@uar
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 u1i
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. G_n~1?
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 }h `ddo
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 _^u^@.Q'i<
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. I r;Z+}4>Y
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 dRnO5
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. T6p2=o&p
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 3D"?|rd~
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 k8ej .
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 p3z%Y$!Tm
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 @)p?!3{"
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