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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. dF&@q,
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 DEPsud ;
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 &[ |Z2}
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. {\h:k\k
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。 '^Q$:P{G?
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（3）clown around 胡闹 A0ZU #"'/
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Qdy/KL1 ]
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 nGDY::nUE
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（4） cook up 虚构 *mw *z|-^V
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 8NWuhRRrw
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 X4k|k>
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 O^~nf%
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ] < ;y_
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 WQ{^+C9g'1
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 )ItW}1[I
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ayg^js2,
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 wF-H{C'
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 VTO92E o
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. e[QEOx/-h2
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ?%T]V+40
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Ih5CtcE1'd
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. y+' ,jM
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 _Q*,~ z~
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 i2 )$%M&
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 5',&8
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ] `;Fc8$
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（10）for good 永远 & <(&u`S
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. &!>.)I`
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 <Ug1g0.
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 "Qk)EY
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. .sZ"|j9m
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Wm!c jGK
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 IRsyy\[kp8
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. c O dgBi
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 f5*hOzKG6
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 RV@m Aw.T
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 7Y
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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。 G#. q%Up
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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 Xz'o<S
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. AZ.
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 dlDO?T
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. [n$6 T
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 xE6hE'rh.O
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。 p%+'iDb
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 1 l-Y)
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