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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. xKUWj<+/
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 sCJ|U6Q-
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ,~,q 0PA7J
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. r MVcoO@3
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。 T-yEn&r4)
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（3）clown around 胡闹 u ]y[g
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ^O<' Qp,[:
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ogSDV
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（4） cook up 虚构 t ] Ln(r
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 3{.]!
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 f"gYXaVF+
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 MB:[: nX
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. \^0>h`[
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 sMAj?]hI$
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 LK4NNZf7
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. ">!pos`<C
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。 uO ]|YF
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 J|hVD
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ELV~
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 wZ0bD&B
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 w:nH_x#C4
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. U]+I P;YS
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 L8n?F#q
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 (;=|2N>7
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Z,AY<[/C
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 @f"[*7Q`/
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（10）for good 永远 l
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. g||EjCsp
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 2%fzRXhu%
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 W4av?H
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. b3_P ??yp
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 PX?%}~
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 &?Erkc~#
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. UW} @oP$r
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 d 4tL
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 byE0Z vDM
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "oiN8#Hf
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。 |15 !D
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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 h{_\ok C>
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 2o9B >f&g
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ SJX9oVJeZ
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 4 a& 8G
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. eD(5+bm
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 l d#x' /
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 r aOuD3
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。 N LQ".mM+
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 :zo5` [P
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