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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. s=/^lOOO
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Z Ny9_a:dX
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 t aV|YP$
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. F@^N|;_2
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。 PP4d?+;V
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ,.7vBt6 p
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. !E0fGh
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 =ZMF ]|
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（4） cook up 虚构 jkCHi @
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. *1,=qRjL
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 BHclUwj
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 .EzSSU7n)
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 6o(lObf o
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 o16~l]Z|f
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Nh :4ys!P
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. U,HS;wo;t
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。 6vWii)O.D
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ">,K1:(D
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Ou!)1UFI
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 kaC+I"4c
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 `axQd%:AC
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. `D"1
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ir+8:./6
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ]!-R< [b
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. f~iML5lG
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Xky@[Td*
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（10）for good 永远 C=s((q*
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. $~ VcQ
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 !|(Ao"]
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 -G!6U2*#
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. o[imNy~ ~
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 4V>vg2
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 GJ>ypEWo
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. lXw;|d GF
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 vhX-Qk t}
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 +> ^[W~[2
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. xpz`))w
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 qs " s/$
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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 ~Ji>[#W
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. fGG
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Cl{{H]QngX
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Bd QQ9$@5
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ko>M&/^
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。 pj j}K
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 |<'10
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