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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. h aApw(.%
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ;tSA Q
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 `BVmuUMm
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ]f0OmUHR5i
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（3）clown around 胡闹 '%82pZ,?
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Nte$cTjX
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 #*:^\z_Jd
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（4） cook up 虚构 Qe{w)e0}`
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. q
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 8CZ%-}-%$
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 *~>p;*
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. r!
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 X
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 x x4GP2
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. uKX Nz z
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。 nwh @F1|
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 3H`{
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. /-,\$@J5)
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 M(zZ8#
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 x P!QV~$>
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. r *]pL<
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 %4f.<gz~r|
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ) Qd
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ddyX+.LMk
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 HC/z3b;
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（10）for good 永远 ~7 U~
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. r4fHD~#l{
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 naW!b& :
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 a5GLbanF
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. P /d nH
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 r`.N?
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. o$buoGS Pc
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 q+y\pdhdO
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 0=#>w_B
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. mr^3Y8 $s
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 }&t>j[
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 r]UF<*$
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. V@!)Pw
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 :#pdyJQ_
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. /rnI"ze`
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 z.!N|"4yr
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。 Pp s-,*m
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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"Y]6$
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