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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. c75vAKZ2
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 do?n /<@o
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. R?e7#HsJ
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。 cB"F1~z
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（3）clown around 胡闹 =[-- Hf
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 7g<`w LAH
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 {XUfxNDf
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（4） cook up 虚构 0b QiUcg/
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 06 W=(fY
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 So]FDd
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 nO7o7bc
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. (P! reYyM
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 y&I|m
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 4lKbw4[a
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.
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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。 r.G/f{=<@
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 a0j.\g
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. dfk TDG+
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 {q>4:lsS
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 I4p= ?Ds
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ,,j=RG_
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 D/6@bcCSY
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 DlkKQ
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. D]`B;aE>A*
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 bb_jD^
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（10）for good 永远 6V?&hq&t
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. |JQP7z6j]
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 XGl13@=O
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 e /#&5ISk
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ? Gf A;O
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 cj_?*
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. *A9{H>Vq
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 }AfPBfgC1z
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 \gQ+@O&+
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. _89G2)U=C
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。 l@F
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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 vl(v1[pU
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. t-'GRme
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 !eoec2h#5
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. T S8E9#1a
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ( _5+`YsV
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 67 :<X(u+!
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。 !Jp.3,\?~
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 P87Fg
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