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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. C%t~?jEK~^
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ;X-~C.7k
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 f;`pj`-k%
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 8hba3 L_ Z
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。 !}|n3wQ
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（3）clown around 胡闹 \.2?951}
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. TKj8a(R_
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 7tMV*{+Z
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（4） cook up 虚构 s$css{(ek
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. a'U7 t
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 3P~I' FQ
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. JO\Tf."a \
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 35B G&;C
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 iM+K&\{_h
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. 0'*whhH
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。 vJVL%,7
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 0"7 xCx
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. MO &QR-OY
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ]J+ }WR
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. P1)f-: ;
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 %5 V !Fdb
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. S/G6NBnbS
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 PhW< )B]
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（10）for good 永远 *c4uCI:0t
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. opxVxjTT#
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. DqyJ]}|
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 +6 t<FH
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 .r[b!o^VR
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. yz r>]"o
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 {WUW.(^]G
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 v9R#=m/=
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. BqC, -gC
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。 Bv_C *vW
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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 ''Fy]CwH(
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. % Z~, F?
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 08AC 9
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（15）give an ear to 听一听
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. su6x
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 @k:f(c
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 It' hmwu#
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。 TxAT ))
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 T P'
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