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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 2^ kK2D$o
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 O_^
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 uE^5o\To
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. )O$T; U
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（3）clown around 胡闹 =aCd,4B}
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. R~N'5#.*M
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 +{[E Ow
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（4） cook up 虚构 0*50uK=5
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. gbu@&
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 n*y@3.
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 x_OZdI
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. tN- B`d 1
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ldNWdz
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 jOU 1F1
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. 4S*7*ak{
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。 "xp>Vj
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 LT6V Z,S
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Xf*}V+&WN
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 7U`8W\-
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. {z*`*
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 &d i=alvv1
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. QI{<q<
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 R\:t
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（10）for good 永远 SS"Z>talw
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. *}Nh7 >d(
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 %tZ[wwt
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 7,,#f&jP
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 66MWO rr
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 : ?z E@Ct
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 kf2e-)uUs
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. C5&+ 1V rP
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 )`-vN^1S-
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 <n)R?P(or
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. .Af H>)E
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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:9H>4m
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Uiu9o]n
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 qwDoYy yu
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. WDQw)EUl&
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 v9+1[Y";
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。 s&~ .";b
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 AAld2"r
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