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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. qw| JJ
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 .N/GfR`0/<
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 5/ tj
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. P@2tR5<R
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。 NvUu.
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（3）clown around 胡闹 -xw 9 8
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. I $+ %~4
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 a#^ _"GX
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（4） cook up 虚构 I<c@uXXV;!
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. c/b%T
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 f( ]R/'o
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 `E{; 85bDH
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. wTHK=n\i
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 SrdE>fNbs
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 v>rqOI
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. M`)s>jp@w
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 B{;11 u
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 |.y>[+Qb*
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out.
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 A,3@j@bdy
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. iPA@<D%
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 -" 2 <h:#
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 I h5/=_n
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. )WaX2uDA?
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 dK:l&R
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（10）for good 永远 \#uqD\DE
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. D9}d]9]$
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 .Q l;(Wyl
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 '
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. \%w7D6dEZ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 c80
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 1i5 vW- '4
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 nvU+XCx
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. vN{vJlpY
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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 { %]NpFg#b
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. /AK*aRU^
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 vG'vg Uo
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. b|X>3(
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 T+ &x{+gZ
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 H @3$1h&YS
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。 |u?k-,uI9
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 5*G8W\
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