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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. (Sf P3
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 12~zS
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 d /+s R@\
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. T""X~+{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。 5 b( [1*
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（3）clown around 胡闹 6K5KZZ G
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 1%G<gbHpI
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 /KO!s,Nk
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（4） cook up 虚构 L L7a 20
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. l&dHH_m3
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 E#URTt:&>
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 (?72 vCc
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. M6jP>fbV*
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 2(YZTaY
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 xiX~*Zs
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. :G?"BL5vP
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。 #)AcK |*y
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 jW}n6w5
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 9qc1^Fs~
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 @ `t )ly#N
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. OziG|o@I
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 d7g/s'ZHt6
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 l[.*X
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. U{q6_z|c
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 :CV!:sUm
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（10）for good 永远 36 s[hg
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. pv~XZ(J.1
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ..X efNbl
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ~Us1F=i_Q
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 v(3nBZHv_!
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 =3?t%l;n
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. t48(,
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 i,NN"
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 L[)+J2_<
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. e!URj\*
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。 X's-i!
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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 ;'{:}K=h
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. .L0pS.=LT
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 $g$~TuA
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. [CGvM {
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 BA' ($D>
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 8XD9fB^
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。 Z'6
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 JAj<*TB.%
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