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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. gQ0,KYmI3_
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 3,q?WH%_
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 1!(lpp
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Cs>` f, o
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（3）clown around 胡闹 B@M9oNWHu
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. g=nb-A {#
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 yR| 2><A
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（4） cook up 虚构 \7 8^ O
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. }Z Vond$y4
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 sPZwA0%
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 {Cm!5Q Yy
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. l,h`YIy
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 oH6zlmqG"
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Ll; v[Y
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. /gF)msUF
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 :a/rwZ[r
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 6vbKKn`ST
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 bdstxjJ`
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 D^O[_/i&
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. r]cq|Nv8:
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 *d=}HO/
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 z9IW&f~~P
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. *B!Ox}CI.L
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 .q
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（10）for good 永远 :Y /aT[
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. .TA)|df
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 4_-& PZ,d
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 8m' f8.x
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 H][TH2H1
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. `uPO+2
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 wry`2_c
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Ao ?b1VYy/
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 2H$](k?
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。 ru`7iqcz
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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 T U_' 1
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 0cB]:*W
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 kXhd]7ru
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. gnN>Rl
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 KtAEM;g
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。 *bp N!2
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 N:3=G`Ws
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