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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. rezH5d6z62
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 = ;"$t_t
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 @x
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Z )f\^
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（3）clown around 胡闹 qC?\i['`
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. V=|X=:fuih
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 $Q!J.}P@
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（4） cook up 虚构 _laLTP*
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. =2 yg:D
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 235wl
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ~Q)137u]P
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 8!uqR!M<C
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 'WW[ '
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 t!"XQ$g'
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. yAt,XG3
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 |2eF~tJqc
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. <M4Qc12jP
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 KoPhPH
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird.
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 M;i4ss,}!
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. z
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 #FfUkV
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（10）for good 永远 4vk^=
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. cPgz?,hE
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 0Tm"Zh?B|
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 TdAHw
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. -UM5&R+o
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 E" P5rT
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 0bQm:J[(#
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 'r5[tK}
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 )@]Y1r4U
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. <2Qh5umQ
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。 ;uC +5g`
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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 @fH?y Z=>
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. kM`!'0 kt
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 .7HnWKUV
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. mQOYjy3
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 2_4m}T3
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 u/% 4WgA
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。 Q7]VB p4
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 T&2aNku G
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