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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. bcUC4g\9N
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 qPL^zM+
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 H&~5sEGa
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ]z+*?cc
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。 R OP C |
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（3）clown around 胡闹 |= tJ|
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. iTj"l A
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 UY1JB^J$
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（4） cook up 虚构 @ 47[vhE
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. <jpe u^7
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Rrh<mo(yj#
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 c Bg,k[,
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. : =
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 JmnBq<&,0
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 |\i:LG1
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. x:!C(Ep)
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。 #;wkr))
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 - 3C* P
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. muL>g_H
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 x >U1t!'
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 b24NL' jm
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. D?iy.D g
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 b*btkaVue
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Cf.pTYSl
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. l*F!~J3
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 HXD*zv@ *6
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（10）for good 永远 $
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. (eC F>Wh^m
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Qw3a" k-
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 L@)b%Q@a
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. E}xz7u
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 3I'M6 WA
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Bpk@ {E9
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. >k$[hk*~
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 3X88x-3
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 @4G.(zW
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. X{0ax.
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。 se<i5JsSV
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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
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 7V9%)%=h|
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 O\|C,Ep m
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. X V74F l
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Y|hzF:ll
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 I}*]m %'-Y
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。 Ma`
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 mp&Le YYn
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