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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. o@:"3s
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 oTw!#Re)
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ~ ld.I4
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. R<|\Z@z
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。 2b"*~O;
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ?
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. l]*RiK2AC
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 M:+CW;||!
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（4） cook up 虚构 `ecseBn3d
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Rh=" <'d
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 59E9K)c3
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. I7ao2aS
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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. i5e10 @Q{
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 X=)V<2W O
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. bLc5$U$!I
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 CoN[Yf3\
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 oi #B7
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. wuqe{?
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 (NJ{> @&
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 bWe 2z~dP
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. w\buQ6pR)
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 (.J/Ql0Y
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（10）for good 永远 T.bFB+'E|
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. !:( + #
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 qGinlE&\
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 P\U<,f
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. qt8Y3:=8l
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 *!5CL'
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 u~uzKG
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. vhe Y
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 'R u(`"
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 sY ]J!"
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 2yN!y IPR
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。 15:9JVH3D
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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 % 4~"$kE
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Jqoo&T")
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ Yh<F-WOo2
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 4n,&,R r#
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. K?.~}82c
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 &PMQ ]B
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 a&s34Pd
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 Fis!MMh.$
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