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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. jj_z# 6{
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 *`Swv`
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 FM;NA{
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. _8A
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。 z`$jxSLm
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（3）clown around 胡闹 nNz1gV:0X
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around.
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（4） cook up 虚构 7rQ wn2XD{
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Swz{5 J2C
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 a?jUm.
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 3 9to5 s ,
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 6D |[3rXr
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 9u R+
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. hb#Nm6
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Wip@MGtJ
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. E! d?@Xr@
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 #(swVo:+E
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ]8q#@%v }
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 [ )3rc}:1
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 |y9(qcKn$
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. zU 7co.G
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（10）for good 永远 g>G+?PY
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. $inlI_
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 )U12Rshl
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. >[}lC7 z,
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 +t*V7nW
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. j9gn7LS
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 i(T[
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 !LI6_Oq
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. JfD-CoQS'
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 &1 /OwTI4J
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. YI+ clh;%9
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. riR(CJ}Ff
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 m tU{d^B
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 <fHJ9(5$V
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