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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ^ <+V[ =X
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 H.!\j&4j
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ~)]R
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. YC =:W
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。 xt X`3 =s
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（3）clown around 胡闹 w 8(z\G_0
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. E)Cdw%}^
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 [D<"qT^*z6
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（4） cook up 虚构 2D ' $
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 3 UG
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 :o}LJc)|
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 #0 eop>O
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. QK(w2`
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 xcE<|0N
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 )|E617g
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. #;F*rJ[XY
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。 ) o_Pnq9_
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 `z?h=&N
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ) 0|X];sD
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 .dTXC'
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 )]3_o!o
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. cxn*!TwDs
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 !9vq"J~hz"
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 W&;,7T8@
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. H.*aVb$
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 +VRM:&
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（10）for good 永远 o$KW*aDp
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. y}GFtRNG
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 BFn4H%1
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 zT ; +akq
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. \??20iz
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ^ /DP%^D
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 %v, a3^Qu
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. $`6Q\=*R/
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 P|QM0GI
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 + vO; J
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. #B!<gA$/
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。 t lpTq \;
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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 *8I &|)x
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 8Ao pI3
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ W|AK"vf
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 f7oJ6'K
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Y [%<s/
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 s|9[=JMG
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 {Xv0=P
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。 !6*m<#Qm
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ]jgMN7
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