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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. p(F@l L-
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 _o~ pVBl/
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 :;%J m
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ^Om}9rXw1
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。 L( 6b 2{"
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（3）clown around 胡闹 R~g|w4a@sC
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. !gX xM,R
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 \+o \wTW
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（4） cook up 虚构 tc~gn!"
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. RC_Pj)
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 SAm%$v z%M
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 WDc[+Xyw
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. XFhH+4#]
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 2!%)_<
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Gk:fw#R
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. NM. e4
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 o0r&w;!
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 VEWW[ T
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 4 %0s p
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 hW*o;o7u
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 PZ]tl
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 5_9`v@-4_
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 w{tA{ {
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 v47' dC
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ".}R$ W
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ,hzRqFg2
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（10）for good 永远 e:G ~P
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. > .wZEQ6QK
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 3 Zp<#
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 +^7cS6"L
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired.
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 UBd+,]"f
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 w:zo
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. <K)] kf
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 zjoo ;(?D|
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 . X!!dx1<
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. S_7]_GQ9
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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 p[4 +`8
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 2 $JZ(qnN
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 >Tf }aI+
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. G 2`YZ\
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 8~U
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 bidFBldKl
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。 "dpjxH=xO
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 P(PBOB97
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