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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. GbL1<P$V
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 fPPP|
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 (?zD!%
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. @v#P u_
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。 \y=oZk4
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（3）clown around 胡闹 )S2yU<6oOt
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. DHw)]WB M
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 GjHR.p?-
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（4） cook up 虚构 VK1B}5 /
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. VLkAsM5}%
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 9N}\>L)_
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ZDR@VYi+~
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him.
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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。 9iZio3m
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 S\&3t}_
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. lYQ|NL():
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。 wLXJ?iy3
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 R5 4[U
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. /]xa}{^B
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ?[NC}LC
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 PLc5 m5
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. d"#Zp&#
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 >{IPt]PCn
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 &9#m] Mz
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. :Tg+)c Z
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 +)j ll#}?
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（10）for good 永远 hb5K"9Y
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. V >'
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 #lP8/-s^
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 e}e8WR=B
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 8I#ir4z#<
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 "+"=iwEAz
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 XZM3zl g*
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. K}R+~<bIY
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 .9qK88fU R
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 GrL{q;IO
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. A]/o-S_
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。 {q?&h'#y
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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 YZBh}l6t
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. i/ ilG 3m>
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 5G* cAlU
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 vjGQ! xF
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. :jLL IqhB
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 <=q}
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 y p.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。 HgF;[rq3Q
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 :o' XE|N
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