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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 6dhzx; A
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 r\FduyOXv
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 z[0tM&pv
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. x@tI
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。 >L J<6s[=
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（3）clown around 胡闹 9hjzOJPuga
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. |mT1\O2a
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 I? _WV_T&
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（4） cook up 虚构 wxy@XN"/i+
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. q2*1Gn9!j
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 h;):TFiC
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 @Y !B~
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. /4KHf3Nr
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 (W?t'J^#
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 9V >C %I
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. $Ww.^ym
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。 4<Kx o\\S
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Xq}}T%jcd
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. eu'~(_2
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 c[Z#q*Q
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 dF*M"|[
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. nX8ulGG s
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 0bOT&Z^
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ,s/laZ)V
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. $GYy[8{:V
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 &a)d,4e<M
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（10）for good 永远 \{v-Xe&d^
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. U65oh8x
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 &joP-!"
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 7MsJ*E n
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired.
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 O`T_'.Lk
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ]GD&EQ
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. \["I.gQ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 {7%(m|(
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 $F NH:r<
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. =sF4H_B
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。 q *kLi~ Oe
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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 A (H2Gt
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 9Ais)Wy%p
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 2*a9mi
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. .[Qi4jm>`
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Wr-I~>D%_
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ^# 4e_&4
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。 h6n!"z8H
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 F> GPi!O
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