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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. r*0a43mC1
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 \#m;L /D
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 &:S_ewJK7
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. N+"Y@X yg
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（3）clown around 胡闹 VahR nD
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Ty*ec%U9F
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ~SUA.YuF
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（4） cook up 虚构 e\%QHoi>u
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. y~SFlv36
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 )>\ J~{
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. &Sa<&2W4S
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 \Y
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 F$ZWQ9&5U0
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. PxfeU2^{0
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 l(v$+
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 0`h[|FYV
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 KQJn\#>
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 uZ]B ?Z%y#
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ,b-wo
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 k]qZOO}
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 bsuUl*l)
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. p8 7s99
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（10）for good 永远 %,K |v
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. U`W^w%
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 >-s}1*^=oD
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 "<v_fF<Y
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. w_KGn17
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ?Ih24>:D
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. _xl#1>G^J
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 C:
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 "*RCV6{
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. l
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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 ,*E%D _
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. <j ;HRm
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ nKu`Ta*fX
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ?9H7Twi+T
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. **_VNDK+
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 r;|Bc$P
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。 Pu/0< Orp7
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 g_0"T} 09(
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