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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. "GB UQ}
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 +2(P c JR~
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 qq>44 k\|)
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. B#4 S/d{/
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。 XAlD
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（3）clown around 胡闹 =z %s8D2
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. m-#d8sD2C
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ;@O(z*14@
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（4） cook up 虚构 JgZdS -~
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. "U{mMd!9L
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 +{bh
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 [ 1D)$ "
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. A'( k
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 vev8l\
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 !j'guT&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. l?N`V2SuR
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。 o}W7.7^2
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 C890+(D~
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 3g+ \? L-c
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 s-o~@(r6
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 oPE.gn_$
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. \ !6t
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 (N9`WuI
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ^ W{eO@
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. :'TX"E!
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 @~Rk^/0
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（10）for good 永远 -kt1t@O
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9Z}S ]-u/
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 vV2o[\o^
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 A`
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. l$qmn$Uc
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 X]>[Qz)K^
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ]*;RHy9
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. `jt(DK B+J
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 zh?xIpY
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 8cequAD
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. g8B&u u #
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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. Gu<W:n[
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ i,^>uf
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 *YMXiY JR
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. YlxUx
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 VN1# 8{
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 +X{cN5Y K
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。 UX+?0 K
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 U5T^S
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