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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. l4gH]!/@
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 h(WlJCln
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 a- *sm~u
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. su0K#*P&I
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。 NbWEP\dS'z
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（3）clown around 胡闹 9^^\Z5
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. \Y, P
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 (U\o0LI
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（4） cook up 虚构 R0M>'V ?e
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. O!PG ZuF
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 U" @5R[=F-
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 c[J 2;"SP
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. fwpp qIM
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 CW;zviH5
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 &4E|c[HN
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. <v ub
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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。 c | %5SA
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 S5|7D[*
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. :F d1k
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 hGFi|9/-u
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. <\*)YKjn/@
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 {9J| \Zz3
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 +sJ{9# 6
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~ vP_c(8f
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 qX&+
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（10）for good 永远 !yg &zzP*
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. <F`9;WX
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 06NiH-0O
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 `B?+1Gv
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. :~ s"]*y
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 FoIK, MdJ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Z=hn }QY.(
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ZS l K
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ?:q"qwt$F
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Jv(E '"H
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. [:,|g;=Y}
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。 AsS~TLG9p
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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 4o''C |ND
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. qZQm*q(jM
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ B'N vl#
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 @#"K 6
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. :A#'8xE/
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 6o#J
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 <)cmI .J3
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。 ,:.8s>+i
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 NgGpLdaC2v
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