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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. jV4hxuc$
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 VM!-I8t
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 uhTKCR~
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. l~fh_ IV1
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。 xgtJl}L
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（3）clown around 胡闹 cVB |sYdf
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. k_K,J 6_)
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 e+F}9HR7
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（4） cook up 虚构 Q3BLL` W~
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. zM_DE
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 x5fg F;
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 J}) $
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. wuIsO;}/9
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 c_ qcb7<~.
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 9ra HSzK@d
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. ;# R3k
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。 nIV.9#~&
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 5Cc6 ,
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. XN~#gm#
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. & \"Y/b]
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 TV1e
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 (XbMrPKG
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. J0?$v6S
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Jw:Fj {D
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（10）for good 永远 Wj&<"Z6'm(
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. G *mO&:q
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 _&; ZmNNhc
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Y]+e
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 0NL :z1N-h
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 :b <-[8d&
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 3AdP^B<
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. x1 ;rb8
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 &5kZ{,-eM
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶
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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. (MgL"8TS
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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 r +p@X
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. xZ^ywa_
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Jj=yG" $!
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. V~ 'k1P4
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Y)'!'J
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 l9_m>X~
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 ?)!Sm N/
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 I$aXnd6)
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