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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. B& f~.UH
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 =ILo` Q~
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 =L; n8~{@y
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. v'Py[[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。 VT~
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（3）clown around 胡闹 }y=n#%|i.
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. >, Swk3
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 B xN#Nk~
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（4） cook up 虚构 `9"jHw`D
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. x?k |i}Q
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 vR.6^q
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 0PX@E-n
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. HvfTC<+H
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ~s ja^
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 E6IL,Iq9
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.
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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。 )UU6\2^
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 J U`'?b
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. |P?B AWYeQ
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 f2K3*}P
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 HDG"a&$
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. G!lykk]
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Z`h_oK#y15
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 @)B5^[4(;
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 9jFDBy+
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（10）for good 永远 g}`CdVQ2M<
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Z19y5?uR
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 3 JO: n6
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Z?[J_[ZtR3
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ;Awzm )Q
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 l@9:V hU(
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Eu_0n6J
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 E0'6 !9y
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 @ y %qQe/g
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 5 WX2rJ8z
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。 M#IR=|P]
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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 D'=`O6pK
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ZACn_gd[5
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 uATRZMai
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 7~g0{W>Zm
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 T}LJk S~*l
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。 l0,O4k2 '
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 9]9(o
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