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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. y%3Yr?]
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 [@.%6aD
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 uKhfZSx0 w
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. {3`9A7bG
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。 ")cdY) 14"
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ?%;) > :3N
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. !^B`7
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 .4.zy]I
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（4） cook up 虚构 Rs5G5W@"A
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. "y>l2V,4j%
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 - /KVZ
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 "(T @*"vX2
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ;M\H#%G.
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 k\1q Jr
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 KxK$Y.y]
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. C:$ l H
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。 [;#}Blb N
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 |=,V,*"
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. v0\2%PC
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 36.L1!d)pE
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 k`kmmb>
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. %6dFACv
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ; l+3l
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 [%z~0\lu8
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. P\N$TYeH
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 tAc[r)xFw
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（10）for good 永远 9LzQp`In
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. F8>Fp"
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 c,4UnEoCR
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ysDfp'C,
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. |cUlXg=
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 !x|OgvJ
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. V+cH L
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 WX]kez{<uP
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 q"`1cFD
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Y7]N.G3,]
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。 |jF)~k6
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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 +'JM:};1X8
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ki=-0G*]
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 lLyMm8E%pZ
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. r4A%`sk@
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 @T>)fKCg
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。 Y)g<> }F
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 7bCTR2e\@w
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