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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. W2RS G~|
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 /Q-!><riD
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ^^m%[$nw&r
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. >:=TS"}yS}
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。 SDkN
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（3）clown around 胡闹 vjpe'zx
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. qF ?S[Z;
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 &N EzKf
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（4） cook up 虚构 DQSv'!KFO
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. @azS)4L
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Nn$$yUkMX
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 N|DY)W
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. N `M5`=.
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 <YC{q>EMc
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 jV(IS D
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. O1 z>A
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 gVGq
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 1g;3MSn ~
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Th8 xh=F[
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ?F-,4Ox {/
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. nJ,56}
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 :!%oQ QO
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 &rn,[w_F[
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. !n7?w@2a'
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 CTwP{[%Pk
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（10）for good 永远 ?}W:DGudZ
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ? f%@8%px
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 D! :Qy@Zw
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 C. Sb4i*
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. V@$B>HeK
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 b&LhydaJ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 1 r;Q5[@
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. zNB G;\ W
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 &oT]ycz%
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Jap
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ;$W|FpR2
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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 g
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 3 iY`kf
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 wt-)5f'{
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ~V (WD;Mk
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 HIF.;ImG^
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 u\6: Txqq
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。 OYe @P
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 dD#A.C,Rz
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