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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. R]dg_Da
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ^aQ"E9
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ]_Xlq_[/r
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Ru XC(qcq
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。 +p^u^a
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（3）clown around 胡闹 "b[5]Y {
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. l,
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 !w NO8;(
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. u-TUuP
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Q?T]MUY(L
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 598i^z{~0%
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Al'3 ?
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 uEY tE7
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. tgaO!{9I?
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。 u>$t'
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 %S I'BJ
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 4YHY7J
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 zL it
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. P4?glh q#
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ddo#P%sH '
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 -/k 3a*$/
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. & ~!Wym
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 :EH=_"
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（10）for good 永远 "j -CZ\]U|
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. r/sNrB1U"y
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 HThcn1u~^b
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 _|] x2xb)
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. G`zm@QL
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 .2pK.$.
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 j9,P/K$:w
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. K#xv u1U
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 6#yUc_5 \
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 AEuG v}#
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. zVD:#d% b
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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 $|@ r!/W
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. PX99uWx5]
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 *J{+1Ev~$p
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. H1T.(M/"
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 6Iw\c
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ~4"dweu?
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。 o. \oA6P_
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 <1 pEwI~
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