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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. z%YNZ ^d
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 t]LiFpy2IC
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 R ZY=c
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way.
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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。
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（3）clown around 胡闹 OoSk ^U)
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ,-#MEr
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 mVZh_R=a
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（4） cook up 虚构 u#@/^h ;
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. W%!(kN&d
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 8wsU`40=Q
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 9GD0jJEu
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. {cm?Q\ DT
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 xol %\$|
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 fCr2'+O"b
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. t1FtYXv`/
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。 e xb}
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 hC<ROD
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out.
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 UX)GA[WI
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 }%_|k^t
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Zhq_ pus"a
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 $D^\ [^S
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 X.fVbePxUU
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 4XN
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ^PZ[;F40
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（10）for good 永远 . EKlw##
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. m-AF&( ;K
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 x0
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 h6h6B.\ Ld
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Ei4^__g\'
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 =} `d
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 u&:N`f
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. = l`)b
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 NI V}hf YF
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 v"G1vSx)BT
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. y]j.PT`Cw
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。 75# 8P?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 tIuM9D{P
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. *2/Jg'de
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 P@7>R7gS
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. <0CjEsAB]
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 NHd@s#@
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 2 *NPK}
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。 Rt8[P6e"q
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 6 4_}"f U
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