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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. {,T= Siy
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 SJ;{ Hg
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 2S[:mnK
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ~d,$ n Z"z
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。 `qCL&(`%
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（3）clown around 胡闹 /!6 VP |
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ^ u0y<kItX
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 4 2,dHYdt
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（4） cook up 虚构 `j hbKgR[
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ~+Cl9:4T
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Ro<5 c_k
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. J_|%8N{[x
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 };Df ><
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 3|)cT 1ej
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?-[v*{
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。 fT?m~W^
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 w_~tY*IwB
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. BV/ ^S.~
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 as y:[r"
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 1E4`&?
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Z
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Y=<zR9f`
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 P+_1*lOG
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. "^
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（10）for good 永远 T 0b/txS
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. d}Y#l}!E6
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 <RH%F hT
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 4[%_Bnv#AJ
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. LRS,bl3}/
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 .+u r+ " i
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 qM 3(OvCt
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. X_rv}
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 eE\ T,u5:
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ]S@DVXH
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. t)O]0)
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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。 fmLDufx
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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 Y$|KY/)H)
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side.
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 c2s73i z
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. hX-^h2eV
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 c@j3L23B
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 ~0Zy$L/D
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 `J7@G]X;2
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