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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ~61v5@
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ~ W]TD@w
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 _zMW=nypdx
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. xKp4*[}m
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。 iOO)Q\
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（3）clown around 胡闹 VyGJ=[ ]
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. N ZSSg2TX#
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 0:d_Yv,D
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（4） cook up 虚构 GR 32S=\
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Yg1 X
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 'uEl~> l7
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 2jhxQL
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 1|wL\I
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 N] sAji*
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. I,8Er2;)
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。 C;urBsC
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 q'8 2qY
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. HHsmLo c4
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 5XB H$&Td
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Ph> %7M%
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 XOS[No~
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. kZ3ThIk%
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（10）for good 永远 3$9W%3
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. H A>OkA/
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 TWF r
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Ciz X <Cr}
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 RrQJ/ts7}
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. )P |),S,;Z
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 "LTad`]<Ro
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 65Yv4pNL
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 9;-p'C
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。 #4 pB@_
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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 ;;N9>M?b
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. OpYY{f
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 %OOl'o"V{s
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. `RL"AH: +
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 j# q-^h3H
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 [3|P 7?W/
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。 03 #lX(MB
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 [K0(RDV)%
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