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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. BAdHGwomh
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 z`>a,X
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 8X5;)h
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ;&;coH8`
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。 QVn!60[lj
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（3）clown around 胡闹 NVeb,Pf
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @Eqc&v!O
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 A$Es(<'9g
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（4） cook up 虚构 ;7tOFsV
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Ml +.\'r
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ~W%A8`9
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 D#W{:_f
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 6( D K\58
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 xm/v :hl=
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 tvf"w`H
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. (U/ 6~r'.L
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 hY-;Wfg
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 s-k~_C>Fw
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. dm)V \?b
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 @hQ+pG@s
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ]$y "|xqR
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. =
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 XMa(XOnX
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 H P*x?|4
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Q(oWaG
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 > ~>=[M0
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（10）for good 永远 !i .`m-J*
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ,#gA(B #
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 j
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 i.0}qS?
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. :9_K@f?n
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 =QRLKo#_
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 eZI&d;i
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. VskyRxfdW3
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 67/hhO
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 g#9K G
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. O`OntYwa>
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。 4LUFG
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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 \hv*` ukF
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. "MZVwl "E#
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Zo-s_6uC
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. e,`+6qP{
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 \8{C$"F
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 r\ ` R$
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。 G80 d!*7
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 , Z&"@g
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