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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. r@ujE,D=k
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 X0Zqx1
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 W@`2+}
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. {^=T&aCYdS
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。 "s]r"(MX
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（3）clown around 胡闹 XLb
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. g>-pC a
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 < aJ l
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（4） cook up 虚构 S[J eW
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. WHeyE3}p
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 !iA 3\Ai"
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 o}$uP5M8q
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ^MIF+/bQ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Z^E>)!t
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ?g^42 IYG
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. =!)Ye:\Q
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。 _; !7:'J
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 iGB1f*K%x
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. *;t\!XDgp
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 0`c|ZzY
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 waI?X2
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. [p3{d\=*?
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 uP, iGA
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 <|Srb s+
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 7]W6\Z
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 (rqc_ZU5
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（10）for good 永远 `ppyCUX
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. x1H1[0w,i
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 x1] J
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 B-^r0/y;
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 2[~|#0x
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 W*S}^6ZT`
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 @<kY,ox@~
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. LNp{ lC
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 "Vh3hnS~
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 GsIVx!
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 6_|iXs(&
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。 R !g'zS'
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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 yq. <,b=87
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. f~Y;ZvB
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 4`yE'%6.}
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ! Gob `# r
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. <*JFY%y "
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 qm^|7m^
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 (
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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。 GuK3EM*_
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 SR%k|YT
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