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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ~6Df~uN
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ~{BR~\ D
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 <"
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Ol1P
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。 >}> cJh6
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（3）clown around 胡闹 6;hZHe 'W
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. _-bEnF+/0
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 jGKas I`
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（4） cook up 虚构 ulxy 4] h
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. s14; \
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 XyE%< ]
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 iV8O<en&i
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. <[<]+r&*
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 \z)` pno
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 $sBj e*;
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. yZ57uz
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。 lO5*n|Ic,
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 e8 $OV4X
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. D}7G|gX1
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 + hKH\]
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 oEnCe
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. fDIKR[B
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 |!? `KO{
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. |4A938'4j
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ck\gazo~q
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（10）for good 永远 ctWH?b/ua
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. x\2N
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Hy0l"CA*|
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 R7-+@
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ejI nJ
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 t A6x
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 lpHz*NZ0
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. u &s>UkR
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 GK-__Y.
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 / |z_z%=
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. nPo YjQi
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。 E<
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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 $7JWA9#N!
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ums*EKjs97
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ j,i>
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 #{oGmzG!
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. p:9^46N @
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 dqo&3^px
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 #Mmr{4m
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 ;H:+w\?8f$
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 wUBug
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