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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Ya~*e;CW2
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ^F\RM4|,
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 n@%Q 2_
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. {&7%wZ"t_
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Ad7N '1O
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. A.- j 5C4
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 VS`
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（4） cook up 虚构 tV.qdy/]}
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 8.JFQ/) i
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Q+bZZMK5,U
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. :DWvH,{+&
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 |z.x M>
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 p} }pq~EH/
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. x;N@_FZ7KY
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。 Bk)E]Fk|
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 }Br=eaY
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. -nK\+bTL}
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 lQ&"p+n
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 A$ 2 A YQ
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. B|I9Ex~L
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 &BOq%*+
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Df hu
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（10）for good 永远 3 bK.8
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. |NMf ' $
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 dMd2a4
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Y9<N#h#
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired.
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 K x4_`;>
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. t_xO-fT)
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 S"=y >.#
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 WNnB
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. b;;mhu[D
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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 |(eRv?Qy@
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. sim D<&p
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Z:( Zy
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ]nIH0k3y
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 |7# S0Ca@
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。 y/vGt_^;3<
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 QH5[}z s8
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