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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. u9Y3?j,oC
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 YGk9b+`
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Ri)uq\E/#
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 9Ah[rK*}
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。 8-M e.2K
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（3）clown around 胡闹 I=Ij dwb H
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. wK!~tYxP
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 h|)vv4-d|
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（4） cook up 虚构 2SG$LIV 9Y
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. jc:s` 4
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 \/5RL@X}
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 S 6D^3n
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. +L%IG
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 }]6f+
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 z|N3G E(.@
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. rHz||jjU
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 Q5a)}6-5
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 u:dx;*
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. d@ J a}`
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 A''pS
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 9Q.#\
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 'V&Y[7Aeq
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 KbW9s,:p
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 /+|#^:@
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. =L ]Q2V}
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 UE"GJt`I
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（10）for good 永远 \Qy$I-Du
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ",Cr,;]
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 . iwZ*b{
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 r ?m6$
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. R 9 4^4I
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 %)(Cp-b!
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 K8I$]M
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. v]VWDT
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 1iBP,:>*
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 rS8 w \`_
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Hi}RZMr 1
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。 d+fSo SjX8
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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 |`/TBQz:r
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. #0Ds'pE-
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ +&=?BC}L9^
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 }6u2*(TmD
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 8|^CK|m6*
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 (eWPis[
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 OF U/gaO~
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。 {KL5GowH
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Vu8,(A7D%O
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