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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ~t${=o430
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 11B{gUv.]
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 #U$ YZ#B
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. X&9^&U=e
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。 b>bgUDq
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（3）clown around 胡闹 W. J:.|kt
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. %89" A'g
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 !qTpQ5Dm
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（4） cook up 虚构 8tV=fSHd
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. EFRZ% Y
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Zr.\`mG4f
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. vNC$f(cQ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 h{W$ fZc<
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 qD( fYOX{C
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. bIb6yVnHi
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 +H[}T ]
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. _OJ0 < {E
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 3yHb!}F
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. yD3bl%uZ
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 `P ^u:
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Q?
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. er[" NSo
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 'w` SBYQ5
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（10）for good 永远 s6uF5]M;2
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 6[+\CS7Lt
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 }b_R5U$@@
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ?(5o@Xq
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. jzl?e[qPA
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 b$d J? %W
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 hH <6E
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. y 2z{rd
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 $R A4U<
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Y3vX)D}
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 'ox0o:
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。 D ?Nd; [
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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 o2;(VSKhS
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 8O~0RYk
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 y=[gQJ6~r
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. KKLR'w,A>
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 M:R8< .{
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 f'1(y\_fb
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。 nAIH`L"X
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 6D/uo$1Y
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