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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. c`x4."m
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ]v}W9{sY
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 YGPb8 !
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ] 8wm1_qV
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（3）clown around 胡闹 GU `q^q@Ea
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ?i_/f} .K
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 3| w$gG;Y
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（4） cook up 虚构 0x Dn!
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. }%}$h2:
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 l"JM%LV
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. @ NDcO,]
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 h-Y>>l>PW0
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 pHb,*C</
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. DjaXJ?'
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。 Y?1T
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. V?* fl^f
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 h
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. +C;;4s)
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 .9Oj+:n
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 %pWJ2J@
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. CLZ j=J2
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 >0:3CpO *
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（10）for good 永远 6 Q7MAP M
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. z-K};l9y
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 j<)$ [v6
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Ff>X='{
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 5l@} 1n
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 " LDNkw'
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ?r(vXq\
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 0LC]%x+"
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Zjn1,\(t~u
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 b( mZ/2,B
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. :(OV{ u
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。 WwoT~O8R
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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 }8l+Jd3"
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 0Y* "RbG
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ c"k nzB vy
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 n(z$u)Y
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. A #SO}c
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ^y ', l
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 B QUYT/$(
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'-xCV|^
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 )IK%Dg(v
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