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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. h 4.=sbzZ
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 :htq%gPex9
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 J1Ki2I=
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. S O:V|Tfj
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。 ^N2M/B|0
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ,i bPSN5Ca
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. DEQE7.]3 q
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 CL'X ip')T
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（4） cook up 虚构 hn\Q6f+
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. @?7 {%j*
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 3JZWhxkf[$
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 V>j hGf
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. SM /ykk
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 pz35trW
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 d
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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. |*c \6 :
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。 o|;eMO-
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 e_~ fJ
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. >AzWM
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 <k\H`P
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. c6Aut`dK
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ?X#/1X%u :
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 r2GK _$vd
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. \aVY>1`
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 z'oiyXEE3
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（10）for good 永远 W\qLZuQ
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. G] mWaA
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ImV] }M~_
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 9sU+IT K4
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. pgd8`$(Q
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 R E>ks[
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 B?#k W!wj
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. bKuj
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 I !@s6tG
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Gh2Q$w:
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. @ <OO
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。 H\| ]!8w5Z
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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 Rj} o4s2x
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 4g7ja
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ran^te^Ks(
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ;;?vgrz
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ```d:f
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 1X::0;3
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 l 70,Jo?78
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。 i>Fvmw
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ^}o7*
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