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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. @U 6jd4?)
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 3w>S?"W#
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 #Ns]l<
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 6dN W2_
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。 6H #4iMeh
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（3）clown around 胡闹 0E< xzYo
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. xk#q_!(j
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 w|k?2 ?&
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（4） cook up 虚构 x}tg/` .=z
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. v>[U*E
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 $M0F~x
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. (\I9e Bm
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 pef)c,U$
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 *3Vic
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. #B^A"?*S
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。 ^5GyW`a}
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 7eR%zNDa
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. q;)+O#CR
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 <Wwcd8d
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 !lnRl8oV
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. G2[? b2)8
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 )@V z,f\}
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 \{@n >Mh
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. $!ATj`}kb
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 V ?zCON
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（10）for good 永远
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. %aB
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 9K6G %
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ,bGYixIfYZ
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. JG :li} N
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 0^-1/Ec
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 HPus/#j'+
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. C]bre^q
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 r-s9]0"7~
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ( Ev=k O
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. '|
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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 DTMoZm
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. F*['1eAmdY
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 11g_!X -g@
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 (oxMBd+n1
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 0zHMtC1 ,
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 z#|tcHVFT
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 /7CV7=^d,
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( fS__z
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ?n Co?A
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