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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ,e+S7 YX
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ;xjw'%n,
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ?Bsc;:KF
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. !N\i9w}
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。 ^\FOMGai
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（3）clown around 胡闹 &I?d(Z=:\
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. kRB2J3Nt.
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 %-3wR@
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（4） cook up 虚构 {
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. MJG)fFl] O
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 nj7\vIR7
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 c'Zs2s7$
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. wsAijHjJI!
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 9P# <T7
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 B2)SNhF2Y
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. ? #VkzT
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。 Fr]B]Hj
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 p"o_0 {8
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. #i| AE`
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 o ' !WW
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 c8M'/{4rH
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. TbR!u:J
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 R 2dCp|6A
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. -+& sPrQ
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Xv?'*2J
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（10）for good 永远 ! T1)tGr H
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. !z?;L _Lb
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 =l1O9/\9
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 THz=_L6
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. IW- BY =C
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ,B$m8wlI|
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ;p/$9b.0:
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. $qfNEAmDf\
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 H+Se
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 xJF}6yPm@
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 'Y:ZWac,
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 wQ~F%rQ$
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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 k+y>xI,
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ^Mi&2AvS
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ E~eSHJ(oR7
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 o 9{~F`{p
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. hT[w" &3
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 TW~9<c
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 (xlA S
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。
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 W5zlU2
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