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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 1(p:dqGS
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 { Zgd
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 $w(RJ/
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ?R]`M_^&u!
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 9a*#r;R
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（3）clown around 胡闹 :k \#=u(
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. y#Dh)~|k
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 oU|G74e 6
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（4） cook up 虚构 "pkdZ
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. a``|sn9
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ]g-%7g|
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Y
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. i~h@}0WR"
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 z}E_ wg
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 )$] lf }
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. 1AAyzAP9`
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 y,5 qY}P+
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Au,oX2$
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 j n^X{R\
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. % ,bD|
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 UDEGQ^)Xz|
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Y,s EM%
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（10）for good 永远 b`X''6
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. m(8Tup|
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 z>W:+W"o
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 >._d2.Q'
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Uxjc&o
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 oz&`3`
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 6:5K?Yo
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 \D|IN'!D
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 'dwW~4|B
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. %jHm9{|X
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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 sqKx?r72
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. wqo:gW_
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 [rx9gOOa&
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. f=^xU
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Z8E<^<|
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。 ~kZdep^]
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 M5no4P<
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