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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. vp.?$(L^@/
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 4#7*B yvf
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 OG$v"Yf~
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. @ \XeRx;
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。 Ie(.T2K
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（3）clown around 胡闹 "om7 : d
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 3)6 - S
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 pMy: h
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（4） cook up 虚构 .UNV &R0
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. !U>WAD9
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 vNrn]v=|}7
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Qubu;[0+a
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 6]d]0TW_
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 qP<D9k>
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 LX oJw$C
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. x.wDA3ys
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 7`&ISRU 4
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 &KAe+~aPm
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ZV+tHgzlv5
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 h=: /9O{H
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. b =_k)h+l
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 eh `%E0b}
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 '&B4Ccn<V
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. H~nZ=`P9&
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 FX|&o >S(8
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（10）for good 永远 >h#w~@e::
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Es)|#0m\x@
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Y$\|rD^ f
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 X(MS!R V
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. '!8-/nlv1
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ocJG4#
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 *wj5( B<y
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 16 ~E
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 z]+L= +,,
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Ec3tfcNhR
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ""a$[[ %WC
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。
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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 [K\b"^=<
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 2wIJ;rh
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ !e~[U-
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 >20d K
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. `(0B09~7
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 PBCGC^0{
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 SnQT1U%
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。 ybE 2N
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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!KwRxJ23
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