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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Q\|72NWS
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 S{' /=Px+
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 U ]jHe
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. KE! a a&g
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。 `@1y|j:m
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（3）clown around 胡闹 QWz5iM
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. a$ H*C(wL
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 D ;VQoO
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（4） cook up 虚构 {\3k(NdEX
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /I&Hq7SW`
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 uTgBnv(Y*
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 H EdOo~/~
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. hp=TWt~
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 =.NZ {G
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 tVVnQX
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. |:yQOq|
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。 k.= 67L
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 q ,6 y{RyS
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 5(e?,B }
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 G%0G$3 W"
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ? g9 mDe;k
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. E) z[@Np
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Xb +)@Y4h
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 BM P LL2I
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. cfI5KLG~#
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 [GKSQt {)
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（10）for good 永远 0w^\sf%s
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ZK,}3b {
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 w}n:_e
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 3l5rUjRwj
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. #;cDPBv*wS
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ] = ar&1}J
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Y^5X >
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. obWBX'
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 dv3+x\`9
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 {6ML bL{
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. C {.{>M
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。 _|%pe]St
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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 XgY( Vv
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. qT]Bl+h2
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 K0B
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. # k? Rl
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 _Y F~DU
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 CORX .PQ
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。 XvBEC_xWZ
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ^$3 ~;/|
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