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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |KkVt]ZQe9
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ~s
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 *VD-c
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. @(ev``L5g
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。 C:H9C
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（3）clown around 胡闹 G<>`O;i
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. fUE jl
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 2!l)% F`
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（4） cook up 虚构 F9Mv$ g79
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. &% FpNU9
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 I V!&jL
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 >7
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 5B"j\TwQ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 O'_D*?
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 "tm2YUG},s
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. W 4X=.vr
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。 K /. ;N.9
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 # Z8<H
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. [NyR$yD{
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ^cX);koO
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 e6,/ i
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. vJK0>":G
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 D4[t@* m>7
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 bluhiiATd
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. }Vk#w%EJ
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 f%d7?<r w
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（10）for good 永远 3>c<E1
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. +Z /Pj_.o
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Pij*?qmeQ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 tP7l
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. IJ[#$I+Z%
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ^!?W!k!:V
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ? !cUAa>iH
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. qVE6ROS h
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 P**h\+M>{
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 F0])g
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. wwk =*X-8
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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 QGn3xM66
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 9qIjs$g
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 FUiEayM
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 0L eR#l:I
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 IP9mv`[
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。 hvwKhQ}wX
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 `[X5mEe
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