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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 2aj e$w-
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 i)(Q Npv
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ^:)&KV8D |
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. wbS++cF<
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。
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（3）clown around 胡闹 }t-r:R$,
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. N~ozyIP,
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 -5ec8m8
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（4） cook up 虚构 6HqK% (
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. YYvs~?bAy
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 99:L#0!.W
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ^c7L !F
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. w9PY^U.Y3e
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ::`j@ ]
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ?GC0dN
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. j5)qF1W,
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。 t2SZ]|C
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ` cv:p|s
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ha),N<'
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 >PJ-Z~O'
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 fIcv}Y
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. E0pQRGPA
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 5y' Yosy:
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 O9y Q9sl
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. '~cEdGD9H
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 gPi_+-@
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（10）for good 永远 J@TM>R
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. #"M Pe4
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 (~GFd7
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ~Iu09t|a
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. D/Wuan?yPN
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 uSQ*/h-<)0
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. s? E: ]
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 X m3t
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Wd}mC <rv1
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. )p Lq^j
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。 >`uS NY"tO
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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 M Sj0D2H
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. _YS+{0
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 p o`$^TB^+
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. lBdF9F<
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 .'1j5Y-l`N
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 "p{ '984r<
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。 jb2:O,+ !
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 $(R)
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