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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 76<mP*5
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 8Ala31
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 y<Xu65
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. AzXL lQ
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。 ]2)A/fOW
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（3）clown around 胡闹 [*zg? ur
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. $;q
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 $VF,l#aR
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（4） cook up 虚构 r=Lgh#9 S
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. pUqC 88*j
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 3s%ND7!/
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ms fE;
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. J({D~
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 r W[;3yMf
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. `DgK$ QM
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。 mi Q*enZi
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 *4`5&) `
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ={oNY.(Q
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 J$1H3#VV G
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Ta?}n^V?;
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. N2A6 C$s
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 '0q$qN
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Nv36#^Z
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. `<se&IZE
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 KU` *LB:
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（10）for good 永远 ~i%=1&K&`
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. QWfSm^
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 <O'U-.
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 naf ~#==vc
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Sf*v#?
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 S5TVfV5L I
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ? F
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 <YFDS; b|
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 NC-K`)
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. _`\!+q Gq
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。 ,k4pW&A
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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 PJN9[Y{^3
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ;HXk'xN
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 {j>a_]dTVX
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. f- 9t
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 a&b/C*R_
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。 NLL"~
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 8N'hG,
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