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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. y|(C L^(
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 q6a7o=BP]
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 5 w#7B
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. %MH! L2|
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。 ?f'iS#XL
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（3）clown around 胡闹 + xG
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. :j} 4F
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 \mGo k<b4
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（4） cook up 虚构 .5K}R<
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 1Q>D^yPI[
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 (HD8Mm
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 R7Z7o4j g
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 6<qVeO&uZ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 lZ>j:/R8^&
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Wt
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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 |
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 8 LH\a.>
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. !)-)*T
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ` 5lW
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 PPMAj@B}V
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. yi& 6HNb
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 .mwB'Ll
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 /*kc|V
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ] 21 `x
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 %`)lCK)2
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（10）for good 永远 hy|Yy&-
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. M R3\7D+9y
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 a4 E{7 c
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 V7(-<})8
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. E - +t[W
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 %yPjPUHy
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 a>8&B
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. *F;W 1TF
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 'dvi@Jx
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 =l ZtI6tZ
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Zgw4[GpL
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。 nI7v:h 4
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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 F_.1^ XM
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. tV "Jh>Z
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ /CXQ&nwY9=
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ^@HWw@ GA
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. f)1*%zg%
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 T%]@R4z#q
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 +F] =Z
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。 AwtiV-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。 'y&DOy/|
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