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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 4vNH"72P
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 GL,[32~C
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 f8G<5_!K_
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. -9Ygn_ M
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。 aj=-^i GG
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ab#z&jg!
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. BB_(!omq[
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 OX?E3 <8`
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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. ^/#8 "
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 h"'}Z^
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 JIqg[Mao
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. K3h"oVn
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 y\[q2M<
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 nB]mj _)R^
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. 1&vR7z]*
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。 ` wr*@/P
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 3o"l
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. +}Mm5^6*
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ?.n1t@sG&
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ` k(Q:
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. nc1?c1s,f
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 vZs~=nfi#|
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 l3/Cj^o4
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. jhBfy|Ftu
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 P*OT&q
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（10）for good 永远 4vND ~9d
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ^(@]5$^Z
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 MBnxF^c&P
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Sz]1`%_H/
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. #r1y|)m`
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 }5}>B *
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 EMdU4YnE"
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. qT &zg @m
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 oel?w e6
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 <q Q@OUI
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 73_-7'^mQ
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。 ;e9&WEG_\
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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 mg^x[,A
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. .[s6PzQy
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ g@pK9R%wH<
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Q'?VLv |@
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. $ f||!g
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 woF {O)~X
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。 x?od_M;*8;
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 oa[O~ z{~
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