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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ]i 9H_K
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Cv gPIrl
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. *_}IeNc
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。 &8I WDx.7}
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（3）clown around 胡闹 V;/
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. w;z@py
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 iW1$!l>v
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（4） cook up 虚构 \5j22L9S
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. e_;%F`
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ' |h./.K
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 uKaf{=*
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 7H/! rx
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 @#G6z`,
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 K E }o
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. !W (/Y9g#
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。 "E 4i >g
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ;D %5 nnr
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. [)T$91
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 :*^ (OnIe
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 R.^Bxi-UG:
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ;+aDjO 2(
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 \xa36~hh40
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 YA1{ -7'Q
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ]JhDRJ\
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 7%~VOB
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（10）for good 永远 '_Hb}'sFI
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good.
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ORFr7a'K
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 &km d<
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. +dPE!:
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 2-
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Pl y2DQr
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. h|$zHm
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 & y 2GQJE
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 CU}
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. [hvig$L
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 K!$\REs
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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 sf|_2sI
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. O23]!S<;
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 10QNV=yK7s
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. D7n&9Z
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 0t/z "
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 XO8 H]
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。 Is#v6:#^
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 UJyiRP:#]>
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