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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. _ $@fCo0
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ^K 1mh9O
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 wk8fa
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. zN KB'hsK
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（3）clown around 胡闹 4C_1wk('
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 5!Y \STn
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Wc+(xk
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（4） cook up 虚构 |&WYu,QQ4
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. O]hUOc `k
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 H#hpaP;
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 86-R m
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ?r &~(<^z
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 r5hkxk '
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 L,#YP#O,j
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. rqN+0CT
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 |z_Dw$-xm
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 v}t{* P
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 4+ d(d
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 @aUNyyVP
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ,WOCG 2h
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. {{P 3Z[
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 =#9#unvE!
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 fmv:vs /9
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ]$ s)6)kW
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（10）for good 永远 Z.@n7G
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. LXby(|< j
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 2oahQ:
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 fuA]
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 9x4z m
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 -w C}JVVcK
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. w ]T_%mdk
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 _)Txg2?=
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 g_l -@
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. <eSg%6z
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。 =*ErN
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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 l{8O'4;
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. g]z k` R5
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Y9#dAI[Gce
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. {e2ZW]
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 mk~CE
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 F ^Jz
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。 k^K76m B
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 sXPva@8_
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