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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 4Lw'v: (
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 d _uF Y:
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 }`#B f
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. t +J)dr
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。 zG<0CZQ8
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（3）clown around 胡闹 'cYQ ?;
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ze
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 u,\xok"
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（4） cook up 虚构 xp(mB7;:
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. HI z9s4Y_
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 $CM4&{B"i
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 }pt-q[s>
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. J7_8$B-j7
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 PJ}[D.elO
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 tfsh!)u?
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. &`m~o/
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。 y6 bjJ}
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 }\U0[x#q
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. uO 6c3|Zjs
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 pL%4= ]m
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 <e[!3,%L
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 5vYsA1Z
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 3 /:LYvM<
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 qq/_y t
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. jzQ9zy_
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ^971<B(v
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（10）for good 永远 UQSX<6"
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. $,g 3*A
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 n|J.)E.
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 r,QJG$ Jo
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 9DmSs =A
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 O~nBz):2
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 >c&4_?d&,A
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. C5BzWgK
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 G#^m<G^M
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 7= L:m7T
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. -`,~9y;tx
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。 C:Wt CAm (
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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 3KDu!w@
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. >t2]Ssi(
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ {6-;P#Q0_
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ^u= PdBY
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 2LtU;}7s
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 $,p.=j;P
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 \,$r,6-g
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。 ;jp6 }zfI
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ;b{pzIe= F
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