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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ~ Ye nH
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 TRJTJM_k
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 n/`!G?kvI
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. )L7[;(gQ
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。 lANi$
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（3）clown around 胡闹 pMY7{z
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. DliDBArxZ
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 aHb&+/HZ
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（4） cook up 虚构 H/k]u)Gtv
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Y]^*mc0fE
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 FS!9 j8
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 !1K.H dK
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. NJmx(!Xsh
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 LK!sk5/
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. Efo y]6P\
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。 TU;AO%5
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ,%qP
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. e
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 $5\!ws<cZ
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ! &cfX/y8
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. }@/Ox
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 yMzy!b Ky
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 K4H 27SH
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. C~ ?p85
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 s];0-65)
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（10）for good 永远 6)W8 H X~+
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. JG&E"j#q
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 6`%|-o
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 2Dt^W.!
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. N" tX K
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ^uphpABpD
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 5q'b
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. r\}?HS06
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 K>5 bb
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 TaaCl#g$?
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 3sIdwY)ZS_
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。 o(
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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 8N$Xq\Da+>
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. qrjSG%i~J7
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 YMy**
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. M= |is*t
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 O/$41mK+!
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。 >|gXE>
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 wDSw cNS
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