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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ~7b '4\
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 1U~Aup HE
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 n@5pS3qZ
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. KcfW+> W3
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。 )~O{jd
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（3）clown around 胡闹 DhY9)>4M
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. iX.=8 ~3
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Rmn| " ZK
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（4） cook up 虚构 Q{H88g^=J
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. |I7P 0JqP
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 X`:(-3 T
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 R?>a UFM
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. -t?S:9 [w
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 g;\zD_":l
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 x7l)i!/$
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. /!JpmI
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。 JQsS=m7Et
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 S]9:3~
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. phbdV8$L
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Zx55mSfx:
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 @+ Berb
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. EFf<| v
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 mh.0%
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 gJ c5Y
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. mv SNKS
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 =a?l@dI]
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（10）for good 永远 |vTirZP
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 5D-xm$8C
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 K,|Gtaa~
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 2[9hl@=%
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Trbgg
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 =d7 lrx+z
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 y$*Tbzp
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. &>@nW!n
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 @6
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 0$}+tq+
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. uc=-+*D'I
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 0l.+yr}PE
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 4'Vuhqk
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. #rzxFMA"
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ a%;$l_wVT:
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 g}$] K! F
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. WsJ3zZc
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 #R305
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 *FK!^Y
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 Z?XE~6aP>
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 "] kaaF$U%
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