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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. tH0=ysf
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 (^-i[aJY
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 F WNO/)~t
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. c!Gnd*!?-
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。 <(rf+Ou>I
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（3）clown around 胡闹 oR'8|~U@B
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Qo>V N`v
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 q| p6UL9
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（4） cook up 虚构 E 9_aNYD
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. xWX1P%`
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 jX5lwP
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 : [o0Va2 d
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. k23*F0Dv
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 s fSM7f
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 k H
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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. $+eDoI'f
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 ^J3\
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 H"8fnN=xB
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. lYkm1
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ;W6P$@'zs
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 wykk</eQ.i
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. >'3J. FY
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 1?\ # hemL
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 3dG[ dYj
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. qP< wf=wY
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 y#HDJ=2
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（10）for good 永远 ,6 Ulj+l
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. A+d&aE }3V
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 d&n&_>
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ]*a3J 45
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. {7!WtH;-
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 )En *5-1
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ydOJ^Yty
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. j,")c'r&dD
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 .C fi/
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 $ qk2!
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 2
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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 sqw^Hwy=!2
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. mF\r]ovVm
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ]9]cef=h#
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 '&{`^l/ MH
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. |T : ' G
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 6XPf0G l
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 1Wzm51RU
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。 .JIn (
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 .^BL7
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