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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. -l$]>J ~
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 -pcYhLIn
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 a o\+%s
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. x|E$
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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。 iB[%5i-
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（3）clown around 胡闹 HR)joD*q;[
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ; h] zN
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 `O0v2?/f0
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（4） cook up 虚构 .:$%3#N$(Y
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. u[ "Pg
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 O@??
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 P , 5P6Y9
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. :`oY D
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 +9,"ne1'e
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 [V}I34UN
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. obS|wTG~
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。 iK'bV<V&7
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 H@5:x8
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. )2u =U9
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 `ag>4?7?
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 0SA
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. `<C)oF\~ f
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 k}Ahvlq)
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 d];E99}
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. R:Z{,R+
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Nn4< :2
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（10）for good 永远
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. M}3>5*! =
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 }-YD_Pm
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 'mG[#M/Y
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. )\'U$
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Z!7#"wO9+V
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 8H3|^J
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ZrXvR`bsw
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 .B_) w:oF
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. vR-rCve$P
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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 #Ubzh`v
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. z(K[ i?&
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 1k3wBc 5<
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 TV0(uMZ0+'
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. E(>RmPP=7
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 8cF-kfbfZ
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ,/ly|Dv
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。 {pE")O7~P
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 OGrp {s
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