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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. OYNs1yB
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 H-0A&oG
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 CQzJ_aSJ (
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. A^
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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。 G4MNcy
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ShHm7+fV
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. cq
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 -~v;'zOO
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（4） cook up 虚构 8TC%]SvYim
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. FrB}2
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 0D:J d6\
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 )aOg_*~
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. srJ,Jr(
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 t#}/Vn SQ
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 p^7ZF UP
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. GZ
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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。 +;pdG[N
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 x : "_B
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. : kf l q
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 TQ.d|{B[
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 a` 95eL}
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. R.*K aCA
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 W<u63P
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 P0 D vZV8
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. I %b,
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 *ukugg.
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（10）for good 永远 %{5mkO&,2
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. FSIV\ u
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Mfuw y
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 9eH(FB
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 6|rqsk
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 2 zh? ]if
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 #ZRQVC; b;
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. QOcB ]G
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Y)g7
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 \ :1MM
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ~z ^VMr
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。 iO,0Sb
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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 Pj8s;#~u
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side.
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你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 7y&Fb
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 RN]4 Is:
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. tb/bEy^
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 8AOJ '~$
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 $e _A( |
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。 KaZ*HPe(
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 {Fta4D_1N
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