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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Z6I!4K
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Y*6*;0Kx
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 + x1sV *S
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. kDrGl{U}
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。 < mxUgU
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（3）clown around 胡闹 =o {`vv
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. j>U.(K
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ~vg W:]i
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（4） cook up 虚构 xg8<b
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Z7 @#0;g{
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 {VF p fo
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 }v: h EMO
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. uBM1;9h
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 wG B'c's*
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 )S]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. XH/|jE.9^|
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。 tC;D4i
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 , ?}TSJKC
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. :c\NBKHv*
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ',.Xn `c
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 GRNH! :e
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. yfU1;MI
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 |1neCP@ng
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 R75sK(oS
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 54k
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 >+1bTt/-F
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（10）for good 永远 x@/ !H<y
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. S +H e
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 SXhJz=h
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 dCinbAQ
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. d00r&Mc
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 9O|m# &wa]
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 iaMZ37
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. g3y44G CV
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 KMZ% 1=a
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Dx8^V%b
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. y(%6?a @
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。 <fP|<>s$@1
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 /rquI y^
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. #PiW\Tq
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 6pH.sX$!_
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Y,+$vj:y8
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. CzwnmSv{.
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 U+\\#5$
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 S2`p&\Ifn
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。 S -im
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 \E n ^Vf
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