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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. viX
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作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Cu;5RSr2Z
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ";SiL {Z
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ]?+{aS-]?k
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。 jgv`>o%<W
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（3）clown around 胡闹 i^msjA
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ac{?+]8}
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ?)D^~/
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（4） cook up 虚构 6gL-OJNo
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. T{v>-xBRy
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 |{>ER,<-
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 pCi#9=?N
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. dT"hNHaf
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 p4!:]0c
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 <AH1i@4
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. +V b8f["+-
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。 GL$De,V
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 #%0Bx3uM
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. KLW n?`
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 }_9,w;M$
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 =q7Z qP
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. FS6`6M.K
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 as yZe
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 a ' Ki;]q
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. } je,")#W
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 S-Y=-"
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（10）for good 永远 .IBp\7W!?E
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. W!Hm ~9fz
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ^& @w$
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 EP'h@zdz
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. @hQlrq5c
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Q/ uwQ o/
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 [qUN 4x5b
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. }D4 11228
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 jp8@vdRg
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 `nM/l @
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. o8/ ; ;*
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。 4;n6I)&.(
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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 -}O1dEn.
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. vE@! {*
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ~(!XY/ 0e
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ?Nf>]|K:Q
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. C2LL|jp*
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 (~CLn;'
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 MYJg8 '[j
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。 _v Sn `
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 UcBe'r}G
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