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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. +x]e-P %
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 !-( J-45
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 kI+b <$:D
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Qp+lJAY
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 q/'MS[C
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（3）clown around 胡闹 aBlbg3 q
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. d*9j77C ]
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 [V5-%w ^
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（4） cook up 虚构 /v$]X4 S`
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. vKkf2 7
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 :?#cDyW)
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 `7_n}8NVC
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. sT1j F3
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 "m>};.lj
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 \e0x ,2
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. _IKQ3 6=
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。 ca}S{"
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 T &*eOr
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. UJwq n"Q^
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 .~ ,^u
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 }wL3mVz
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 4 Q&mC"
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 opnkmM&[
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 z1qUz7
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 05 g?jV
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 my=~"bw 4
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（10）for good 永远 ~ i'C/[P
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Iq@IUFpc7~
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 44|03Ty
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 2w7@u/OC'
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. .lG +a!)
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 _! ;\R7]
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 gyg|Tn o
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 4sQ~&@[Q+
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Bf(Mot^
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 !$XO
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. G`WzJS*}v
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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 (ai72#nFtb
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. C64eDX^
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ -%N}A3m!5
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 rl41# 6
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 5?)}F/x
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 p+ 5#dbyr
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 '9Qd.q7s|b
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。 E.Pje@d
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 uRs9}dzv
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