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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Y:/p0 o
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 j*>Df2z
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 d-b<_k{p
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. :@)R@. -
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。 2 T} >9X
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（3）clown around 胡闹 0rL.~2)V
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. U%pB
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。
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（4） cook up 虚构 x"sbm
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. R`]@.i4tt
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 /RJ]MQ\*O
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 }J6:D]Q
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ^;ZpK@Luk
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 -HGRr WS
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 QOK,-
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. >yKz8SV#
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。 QGI@ 5
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 x*:VE57,z
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. EUs9BJFP
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 eH7x>[lH.
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 "Y^j=?1k
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Zo xblk
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 .`~?w+ ~
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 {St-
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. YvN]7tcb
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ;Q, t65+Am
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（10）for good 永远 p*5_+u
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 1K#[Ef4
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 st* sv}
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 "P?O1
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 1#c Tk
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 qE2VUEv5Y
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 UapU:> !"`
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. VqvjOeCbH
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 tz2=l.1
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ),vDn}>
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 5,p;b
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。 EPn!6W5^
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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 ~}j +~
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. $ c-O+~
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ z/"*-+j
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 O$r/ {{I.
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ,ja!OZ0$
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 RtR@wZ2\s
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 AB\Ya4O"9
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。 )%S@l<%@?
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 q/zU'7 %@
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