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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Q[ Sd
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ;4v}0N~.
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 "q>I?UcZ
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 2n;;Tso"
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。 !^bB/e
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（3）clown around 胡闹 FoD/ Q
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. })Mv9 ~&S
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 cc(r,ij~4
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（4） cook up 虚构 -WBz]GW4r
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. o7a6 )2JK
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 +IO1ipc4cE
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 +6 M+hO]
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 0H&U=9'YT
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 %OTA5
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 SAE '?_
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. lPcVhj6No%
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。 f'`nx;@X
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 t6g)3F7 T
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. w H_n$w
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 iraRB~
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 rE{Xo:Cf
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. IL[|CB1v
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 E%\7Uo-
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 & kjwIg{
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Rp`_Grcd
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 HMS9y%zl/
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（10）for good 永远 "X{ aS}
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. I L>/PuZku
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 T ^%n!t
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ADv"_bB:h
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. { Sr=SE
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 'K@{vB
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 [N95 .a D
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. nvs}r%1'5
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 VkTlPmr
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 aa0`y
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. `l gjw=
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=mT
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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 Z?~d']XD
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. e:GgA
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 }rY?=I
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. }$0xt' q&
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草
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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。 SA(U D
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 i#]aV]IT
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