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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. )9G[dDeC
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 6vo;! V6
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. jD]~ AwRJ
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。 xC:L)7#aw
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（3）clown around 胡闹 33x {CY15
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. N,AQsloL7
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 6:5I26
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（4） cook up 虚构 O,
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. .t-4o<7 3
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 )p0^zv{
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 IB"w& sBy
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. (O?.)jEW(.
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 81F/G5
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 m+R [#GE8#
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. h Ge/ ;@%
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。 Dlae;5 D
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ^WgX Qtn
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. *8Xh(`
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 &*,#5.
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 nI-w}NQ
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Y|f[bw
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 @7] yl&LZ
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 /GN<\_o=q
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ,t?B+$E
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Tod&&T'UW
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（10）for good 永远 +H-6e P
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. X bKYiy
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 TH&U
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ! qh]6%l
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. KNvZm;Q6
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ,+DG2u
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 VU(v3^1"
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. /wEhVR` =
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 W0@n/U
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 H?vdr:WlTN
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. x.!V^HQSN
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 QvlObEhcS
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 xQ-<WF1i
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. .+3g*Dv{&
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 M#4p E_G
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. &tLgG4pd
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 TOB-a AO
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 UT~4x|b:O
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 r xvx
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 2 /\r)$
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