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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. !f\,xa|M
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 VgG*y#Qf$
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 xEtzqP<]
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 3DRbCKNL
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。 tj 6 #lM9
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（3）clown around 胡闹 (!kOM% 3{
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. KB+,}7
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 S)Cd1`Gf
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（4） cook up 虚构 ws9F~LmLbr
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. s hjb b
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 l]R O'
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ,aS6|~ac4
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. u
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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。 >-rDBk
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 c;DWSgIw
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. A,-UW+:
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;2!c
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 aW hhq@
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Dg~r%F
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 gaBt;@?:Q
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 b0PqP<{ t
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. \/,54c2
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 7eb^^a?
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. %g7 !4
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 /h'V1zL#
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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. B$A`-
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Lf _`8U x
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. o>x*_4[
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 +')\,m "z
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Sz4YP l
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 )70-q yA
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 $ ; cZq
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. xV HZZ?e
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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 NT?Gl(
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 7 J$
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 UZsL0
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. O 'y8[<
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ;&4}hPq
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 wi/Fx=w
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。 9[}L=n
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 n'a= @/
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