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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. h`{agW B
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 k&oq6!ix
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 No Sq:e
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. fLGZ@-qA0
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（3）clown around 胡闹 P |0dZHpT
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. WR5@ S&fU`
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 fv;3cxQp
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（4） cook up 虚构 _BC%98:WP
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Ln&'5D#
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 )\xDo<@
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 \:7G1_o
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. n:TW Z.9
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 r2t|,%%N7
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 QYS 1.k
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. z c1y)s0G
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。 Y.7 iKMp(
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 9i^dQV.U=
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. pgp@Zw)r)k
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 %1\MW+
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 \ytF@"7
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. F\K&$5J{p
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 U3oMY{{E J
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ff{ L=uj
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 E((U=P}+g
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（10）for good 永远 Xc>M_%+ R
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. VuU{7:
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 AlVB hR`
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. @N(*1,s2
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 T_=IH~"
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. SJ
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 t_Q\uo}
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 h?D>Dfeg%
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. $ vC}Fq
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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 EFk9G2@_
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ,NA _pvH)
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 j=],n8_i
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Ra!Br6
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ZcQ@%XY3~
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。 8AGP*"gI
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 uOv0ut\\G
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