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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. * 1 *i5c
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 8>|<m'e^\r
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 nHQWO
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. !#PA#Q|cO
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。 ( Y
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（3）clown around 胡闹 43*;" w=
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. UW{C`^?=B
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 -+: t%A?
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（4） cook up 虚构 EfX,0Nq T
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. cEK#5
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 P9M%B2DQ6f
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 +9. GNu
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. y]uBVn'u
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 !14 l[k+\
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 P&*e\"{
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. 'wo}1^V
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。 X*`b}^T
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 "||'
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Rpxg
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 w NMA)S
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. vg5fMH9ZZ
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 e4;h*IQK
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 03!#99
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. E4< #6q
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 g+-^ 6UG
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（10）for good 永远 w^[:wzF0
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. '_" S/X +v
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 <WL] (-9I:
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 1|$J>
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. *nwH1FjH
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 b[MKo7
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 nE4rB\
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. }'h\; 8y
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 d,o|> e$
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 3w+ +F@(
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ;bFd*8 ?;
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。 ~l*[=0}
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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 )ZpMB
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. uC2q P)m,^
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ DN;$ ->>
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 =27Z Y Z
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. '
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 (i-L:
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ix 5\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。 3(1UI u
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 tD]vx`0>
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