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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. E)Epr&9S
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 V<R+A* gY:
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 1VM5W!}
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. NCh(-E
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。 XIW: Nk!S
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（3）clown around 胡闹 b5,}w:
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. y5t Ap
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 FZI 4?YD?<
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（4） cook up 虚构 ReGb .pf
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /8-VC "
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 2dlV'U_g
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 E3C[o! 5
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ` :
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 g"AfI
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 UA u4x 7
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. uF|ix.R6
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。 >WS& w;G
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 h+d;`7Z>
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. g.sV$.T2K
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 cg5{o|x
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ] ,aAzjZ
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. x!Y@31!Dy
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 @ tp7tB ;
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 gBS#Z.
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. SX<mj
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 aC6b})^
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（10）for good 永远 9@a;1Wr/f
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ~O7(0RsCN
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ]6[d-$#^ko
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Y,"MQFr(o
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. *U^hwL
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 * M<=K.*\G
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 1KR|i"
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. &>b1ES.>
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ;l4 \^E1
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 'i-O
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. n\p\*wb
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。 491I
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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 -Dm.z16
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. +B|X
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ymCIk /\
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ~ J{{n_G{
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 H?^#zj`Ex+
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ~ ,1q :Kue
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。 )t=u(:u]
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 fb;"J+
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