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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. !J#P 'x0
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 f['lY1#V1
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 =lk'[P/ p`
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. $A{$$ 8P
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。 >"<s7$g
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（3）clown around 胡闹 (n?f016*%d
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. _zM?"16I}
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 KNQj U-A
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（4） cook up 虚构 t!/~_}eD J
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. kjV>\e
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 VgYy7\?p
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 4C_1wk('
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. "'Fvt-<^S7
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 IO8 @u;&
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 |&WYu,QQ4
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. O]hUOc `k
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。 ,z#D[5
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 KP0(w(q
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ~b)X:ku
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 >m1b/J3#
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 &o t^+uVH
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. <>n|_6'$90
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 7i xG{yu
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 0Q7<;'m
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. $+4 4US
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 13v`rK`7o
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（10）for good 永远 D60quEe3%
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. L{>rN`{
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ~?b1x+soV
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ",gVo\^
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. fmv:vs /9
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ]$ s)6)kW
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 zsQkI@)sO
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. r-EIoZ"P
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Y )]VlV!`
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 [O_5`X9|
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. wAi7jCY%OY
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。 (&Q!5{$W
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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 $X)|`$#pL#
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ~gZ1*8 s`
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ [olSgq!3
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 W QVU 82b*
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. l
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 g]z k` R5
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。 bV(BwWm
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ^u$=<66
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