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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. G33'Cgo:,
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 !E_RD,_
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 \ zV'YeG
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. T#D*B]oZ}
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。 + wF5(
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（3）clown around 胡闹 N A9ss
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. J|N>}di
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 HOlMj!.
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（4） cook up 虚构 8|-064i>
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 95 oh}c
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 `(pe#Xxn
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. H?)?(t7@
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 &1ss
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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. Oy~X@A
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 &z%DX
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. uU#e54^
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 D]WU,a[$Bc
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 >@L^^ -r
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ?Fj >7
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 7"$9js 2
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 21.N+H'
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（10）for good 永远 @4%x7%+[c
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. I)}T4OOc/
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Wup%.yT~Ds
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 FHbw &
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. If%**o
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 I=o/1:[-
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 _dynqF8*
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Ol1P
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 #;Z+ X)
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. _:.'\d(
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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*Q#!_K0P
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 6sl2vHzA
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers.
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 7P7d[KP<
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。 %eLf6|1x
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ,?Nc\Q<:
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