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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. $y8-JR~
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 /sA&}kX}E
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ]
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. y/Xs+ {x
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 ' k,2 *.A
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（3）clown around 胡闹 )\akIA
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. l{k_;i!D
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 arYq$~U
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（4） cook up 虚构 tqGrhOt
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. JXB)'d0
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 w>%@Ug["
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 S[Du
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. }D#: NlMp
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 DzAZv/h76
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 CxF d/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. %!< Y
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。 ;77K
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 $v0,)AL i
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 3 _
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 S+T/(-W
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ')"+ a^c
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. CvoFt=c$jE
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 &W2*'$j"_
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 U) J5K
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. '$9o(m#
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 YWFE*wQ!
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（10）for good 永远 |6E_N5~
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ETp?R WXX
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 .IeO+RDQ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 F$7!j$
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. -> cL)
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 >P/36'
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 - -5F*a{R|
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. [l23b{
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 q(KjhM
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ]S6Gz/4aV+
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ?KC(WaGJQ
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。 x)PW4{3qR
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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 =Hi@q
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ^hIdmTf6
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 |mEWN/ @C
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. GJ ^c ^`
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ./YR8 #,
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 @>2 pY_
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。 UL+Txc
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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~]Kqp7yU
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