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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. :Dr4?6hdr
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 CNuE9|W(vI
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 xz@*V>QT
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. )+ G0m,n
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。 K&._fG
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（3）clown around 胡闹 M97+YM Y)
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 49/2E@G4.
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 aEQrBs
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（4） cook up 虚构 :zC=JvKT
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. MeV4s%*O+
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 56."&0
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 fm^tU0DY
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. n}%_H4t
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 tvJl-&'N
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 'lC=k7@x
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. F9 w2+z.
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}36bi{
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ]Gm&Kn >
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. !
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 j}h%,
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ,9:v2=C_
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 YS9)%F=X
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 4wS!g10 }
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（10）for good 永远 2#`d:@r
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. $43CNnf3N
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Oa5-^&I
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. <+ <o
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 EA:_PBZ
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ' wLW`GX.
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 4mGRk)hk:>
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 <p_ 2&& ?
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. |<YF.7r ;
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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 usugjx^p
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. CwEb ?
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 78mJ3/?rC
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. FP6 Jf I8
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Zg])uM]\2i
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 dI,H: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。 G~lnX^46"
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 [/cJc%{N
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