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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Why"G1`
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ^cn@?k((A
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 sG1BNb_
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 6KO(j/Gwp
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。
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（3）clown around 胡闹 [<S^c[47U
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. | k}e&Q_/G
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ="2/\*.SL
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（4） cook up 虚构 Ld~ q1*7J
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ?BsH{Q RYQ
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Wc\+x1 :8
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Eu 4 &-i
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. zi.mq&,]R
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 zR/IqW.`9
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. R\y'_S=#a
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。 RY<%'\A`~
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 IM]h*YV'
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. O8y9dX-2
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 6klD22b 2$
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. HzEGq,.
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 y]^#$dK(z
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 p&O8qAaO
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. A Iv<f9*.:
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（10）for good 永远 ?Q?598 MC
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. \HD-vINV;
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 N%*9&FjrL
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 h1c{?xH2r
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 5us^B8Q
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Kr]W
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 !t% Q{`p
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. qK,V$l(4#
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 1!1DuQ
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ,2_w=<hq
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. F9O` HFVK
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。 b}}y=zO|$
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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 `V@z&n0P6
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 1lsLG+Rpxi
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ O:, =xIXR
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 wonYm27f
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. f B 7ljg
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 >j:|3 atb
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ;:?*t{r4#
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。 OW#_ty_ul
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ]zcV]Qj$~
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