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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. (Wj2%*N T
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 &ye,A(4
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Up(Jw-.
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Rk1B \L|M
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。 ^m3[mY [a
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（3）clown around 胡闹 P,(T u.EPk
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. l$i^e|*
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 A b"mX0n
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（4） cook up 虚构 %LL*V|
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ylV.ZoY6
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 O_f+#K)
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 FY^#%0~
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. u SAb
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 _$W< /8 <
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 SS4'yaQ
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. v}$s,j3NO
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。 nDdF(|Qt
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ;[)t*yAh
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. liYR8 D
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ^G(/;c*=
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 %
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. a^9-9*
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 U?MKZL7
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 \~1>%F'op
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. l c<&f
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 A[,[j?wC
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（10）for good 永远 x k1pZQ8c
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. WIe2j
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 g{`r WKj
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 qU'O 4TWZ
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. *-!&5~o/U
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ?\HXYC i0r
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ~[J&n-bJU
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. \Z +O9T%
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 "hwG"3n1
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ;'\{T#5)
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. *mqoyOa
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。 >3S^9{d
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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? w8z
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. YWf w%p?n"
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 7VP[U,
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Q~5!c#r
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Cq7EdK;x
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 JsOu
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 n3-2;xuNKE
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。 zuWfR&U|W
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 I|6wPV?
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