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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. xq{4i|d)
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 :K~7BJ(HO
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 iO@wqbg$6
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ^Nu} HcC+
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。 (UM+?]Qwy
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（3）clown around 胡闹 v:>P;\]r9M
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 8 2qe|XD4p
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 f6#H@
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（4） cook up 虚构 UOu&sg*o2B
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. '71btd1
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 J0K"WmW
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 `3 OGCy
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 9D<HJ (
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 3k/Mig T
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 4EK[gM 8
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. 3)ip@29F
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。 M]'AA
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 M~6I-HexT|
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. /<C=9?Ok
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 IlrmXSr
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 W1s|7
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. g :EU\
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 cwroG#jGT
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 71%u|k8|
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 4Y2>w
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 `zL9d lZ
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（10）for good 永远 '3Ri/V,
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. #&Ee 5xM=
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ,Tx8^|b#F
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 `et< Z
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. U]acm\^Z
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 N_<n$3P\?f
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. >O _
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 X]!@xlwF\
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 fCfY.vd5
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. m ";gD[ m
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 K"1J 1>CHQ
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. kD>vQ?
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 mAzW'Q4D
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. d(!N$B\[5T
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 2Ki dbf
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 zN1;v6;
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。 ,b4&$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。 xpM~* Gpm
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