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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Kbdf SF$
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 *-AAQ
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 [F)/mN
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 62l0
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（3）clown around 胡闹 s!/holu
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. FgQ_a/*
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 fk7Cf"[w
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（4） cook up 虚构 B/D\gjb
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. E}' d,v#Z{
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 iQzX-a|4]
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. k?/ v y9
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 \*% i#]wO@
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 +>:}req
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. 27],O@ 2?L
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。 /1W7<']>xV
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Dyk[u g5
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. y^QYl ZO
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 7vpN 6YP
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 @> Ghfh>~D
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. &:;;u\
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 5\ w=(c 9A
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Q_kT}6#(J=
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. HA9Nr.NqC@
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 =tc `:!$
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（10）for good 永远 Cj !i)-
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. : \:~y9X0
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Wz-3?EQ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 !0OD(XT
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. [CDX C V-z
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 RZ|HwYG
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 .:Bwa
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. zyZ ok*s
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 <p^*Ydx
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 2z.8rNwT
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 6L8t z 8
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。 mS:j$$]u
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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 ! 2Xr~u7a
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. r v,NQZ
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 [W9e>Nsp0
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. V5u}C-o
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 qIDWl{b<
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。 hY.e [+
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 /o|PA:6J
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