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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. =)Goip
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 y>g`R^^
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 UC00zW<Z@"
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Z$)jPDSr
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（3）clown around 胡闹 'w\Gd7 E
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. oT}Sh4Wt.
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 #q?:Ac t
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（4） cook up 虚构 oYeFO w`
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. cW^u4%f't'
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 3 +D4$Y"
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 GsE
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 6b4]dvl_
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 elP#s5l4
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 H<`7){iG
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. M; @/697G
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。 `{J(S'a`
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 \Q,5 Ne'o
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. *eUxarI
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 &+pp;1ls
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 45Q#6Bt E
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Yb>A?@S
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 bLz('mUY
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 O tm7j>w
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. sH)40QmO{
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 7!8R)m^1[
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（10）for good 永远 Be0v&Q_NK
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. IeE6?!,)
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 \MmKz^tO
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ' C1yqkIa`
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. dv \aP
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 6b=7{nLF
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 K;(t@GL?
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. zzyD'n7D
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ^9*Jz{e
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 JztSP?
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 4ew#@
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。 fhQ}Z%$
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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 ]A dL
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. e!O:z
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ &GLe4zEh
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 6ALUd^
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. `}&}2k
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ,zH\&D $>u
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 C*,PH!$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。 $ &fm^1
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 BvV!?DY4
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