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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. $BUm,
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 s{ dgUX
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 x_$`#m{hL5
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Zj5B}[,l\
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。 \^]*T'>b
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ^SC2k LI
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. J`xCd/G
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 35/K9l5
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（4） cook up 虚构 T3,}CK#O
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. L . DD
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 KuJNKuHa.
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. :jr`}Z%;y
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 UWo*%&J
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Nn='9s9F?}
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. S?<hs,
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。 fOJTy0jX8
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 eI3ZV^_Ps
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. gnN"6r1
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 rBUWzpE"
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 O
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. *~0U4kw+
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 l?) !^}Qc
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 J^y?nE(j
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Ge1b_?L_
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 EFn[[<&><t
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（10）for good 永远 [ahK+J
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. TE% i
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Nk;ywC"e ;
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ;LqpX!Pi
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. mnL+@mm
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 $Ts; o
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. i|[**P
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ],s{%a5wC
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 5
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. J#xZ. 6 )
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。 b} FhC"'i
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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 7KL@[
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. mI'&!@WG
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 o[)*Y`xq<w
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 3?e~J"WXC5
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 c8LMvL
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 n?*r, )'
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。 d9up!
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 1pAca Jzf
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