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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 6?0 ^U 9
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 .Jz$)R
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Y'n TyH
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. HB4Hz0Fa
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ! G%LY Hx
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 8Us5O i
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ;C%D+"l1g
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（4） cook up 虚构 1WPDMLuN
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. :XMw=" u=
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 .BXZ\r`
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 1V?}";T
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 !UD62yw~
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 P sD+?
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. )@3ce'
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ehXj.z
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. M"K$81
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 :eI .E:/'
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 x!q$`zF\\
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ,SJB 3if
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 g ?M\Z";
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ~fs{Ff'
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. f3-=?Z
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（10）for good 永远 ;tI=xNre`1
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. FpfOxF6A3
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 'r4 j;Jn
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. q:-8W[_
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 zb~!>
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. d> Y9g
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 au5 74tj
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 El0| .dW
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. i}RxTmG<
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。 # :z.Br`
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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 A7-QOqST(
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. !yH&l6s
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 j0o_``
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 8 ;.WX
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 rO 6oVz#x
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。 LKxyj@Eq
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 2#ha Icm"
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