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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ].Et&v
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 )P,jpE8
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 .IYE"0)wJ
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. '7E?|B0],
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。 @,s[l1P
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（3）clown around 胡闹 4W1"=VL[g
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. |\b*p:e l
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（4） cook up 虚构 D vK}UAj=
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. r<~1:/F|
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 av5l gv)3
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 {j^}"8G B
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. G_ X'd
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ci*Z9&eS+
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 v4 c_UFEh<
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. TYB^CVSZ
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 8WaVs 6
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. paiF ah
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 v'DL >Y
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 %*Y:Rm'>
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. NB >fr#pb
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 )TP7gLv=b
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 a|66[
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. y&S ueU=
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 n32BHOVE
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（10）for good 永远 /<M 08z e
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. >0u4>=#
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 \5O4}sm$*
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 J;G+6C$:
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Rb\\6 BU0
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 (u RAK
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 NPKRX Li%
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. p+A#t~K
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 $7lI Dt
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 uZg Kex;c
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. =cg 0o_q8
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。 1 'Kn: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 Cg-khRgL S
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. {aAA4.j^
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ !7Ta Vx}`(
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Z9TG/C,eo
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. @-)?2CH[8
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 >Ei_ ##
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 @R>J\ >
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。 a B%DIH,
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 vB KBMnSd
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