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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. @b., pwZF
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 !m-`~3P#l,
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 'PFjZGaKR
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. /hVwrt(
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。 ae@! M
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（3）clown around 胡闹 +Q);t,
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ns\I Y<Yo
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 M?}:N_9<J
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（4） cook up 虚构
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. |xg#Q`O
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 {5c?_U
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 2.MUQ;OX
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. sSGXd= ":
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 x6!Q''f 7
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 9c,/490Q
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. z6d0Y $A G
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 %3t;[$n#
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 uCuB>x&
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. M&faa7
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ohe[rV>EX
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 0MxK+8\y
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. SVd@-
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 >35w"a7S
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 O_.!qk1R
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. OyK#Rm2A=
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 eu_ZsseZ
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（10）for good 永远 {~Jk (c~I
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 8{i}^.p
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 F$'u`
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 v_/<f&r
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 55$';gh,9
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 MY
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. (F.w?f4B3
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 A9K$:mL<2
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 n@;B_Bt7
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. E7@Gpu,o
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。 ~UO} PI`C
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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 :p]e4|R
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. uG6.(A1LM
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ~re}6-?
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 GQA\JYw|oY
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. rrj.]^E_~
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 m }RZ )c
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 t[X^4bZd
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。 \**j \m
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 iZeq
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