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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ;}jbdS3
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 m3Z}eC8LK
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ^I~T$YjC '
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. exEld
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。 (i0"hi
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（3）clown around 胡闹 z n;Hs]G
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. $o $Ev@mi
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 jsi# l
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（4） cook up 虚构 To{G#QEgG
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. xc<eU`-' b
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 1S]gD&V
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 '7LJuMp$#
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ~EWfEHf*BJ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 t,1! `/\
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 {e[pSD6
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. AH 87UkNL
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。 = *;Xc-_
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 |U$de2LF
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ecqz@*d&
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ""v`0OP&J
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. c]!D`FA*K
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Q @OC =
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 lPcVhj6No%
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 5az
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 . (*kgv@3x
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（10）for good 永远 _
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. +V+*7s%f L
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 :n>ccZeMv
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 +=*m! 7Mr
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. &;h~JS=
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 p1VahjRE-
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 CX ]\ Q-y
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess.
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 kGuk
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Wt)SdF=U/
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ZH$sMh<xg
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。 ZOr Tbik
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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 3 +8"
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ,+f0cv4
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ZYA.1VrM
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 'D0X?2
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. R|)2Dg
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 |N=@E,33
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ldCKSWIi-
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。 e9Ul A
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 BvZ^^IUb
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