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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. -64 ;P9:A>
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Q&w_kz.
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 2|i1}
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. +/eJ#Xw3u8
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（3）clown around 胡闹 );i J9+ V}
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 3+d^Bpp 4
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 -!qjBK ,`X
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（4） cook up 虚构 QRKP;aYt
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. GHn0(o &K
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 4g2`[< S
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 NS` hXf
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ' n h2}
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 50Gu~No6
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 fQU_:[
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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. k}E_1_S(
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。 xg^%8Ls^
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 X(Mpg[,N"
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. yih|6sd$F
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 sq(5k+y*J
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 .57F h)Y
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. YT'V/8US
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 "s]
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. a'Odw2Q_
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（10）for good 永远 <8?
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ,YBO}l
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 FNOsw\Bo
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 RyukQY~<W
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. [N~-9
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 us1$
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. `EvO^L
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Wtk|}>Pf
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 'WmjQ sf
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. m*jE\+)=^
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。 }S')!3[G
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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 #
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. o+ {i26%
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Evg#sPu\
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. \r{ wN qyv
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 HGh)d` 8
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 R L]$"
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。 JgP%4) ]LV
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 IDqUiN
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