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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. hH"3 Y}U@
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 lG\lu'<C
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 5uDQ* nJ|
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. S`0@fieOf
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。 jq.@<<j|$
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（3）clown around 胡闹 N:L<ySJ7
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 7:x.08
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 akd~Z
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（4） cook up 虚构 . s?
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. l*nS gUg
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 /^#}
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 E_
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Yo7ctwzdH;
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 wfo}TG hC
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 zc/S
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. i.F[.-.
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。 <LBMth
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 $9W9* WQL
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. j{p0yuZ)<
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ).v;~yE
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 {\]SvoJnJ
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. mT!~;] RrF
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 F>^k<E?,C
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 3kKXzIh
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. -MB ,]m
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（10）for good 永远 >{m>&u;Cc
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. {tWfLfzU
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 /eIwv 31
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 WU=Os8gR
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. h!d#=.R
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 !*CL>}-,
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 +?mZ_sf8w
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. VJ;'$SYx
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 u=ENf1{ $>
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 zao ZCyJT%
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. [f O]oTh
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。 W >B:W 0A
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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 s[xdID^3.
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Bb-x1{t
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 7 Kh+m@q.
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 + FL zK(
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. N4H nW0
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 =3 - G
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 6 1gZZM
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。 ia?8 Z"&lK
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 A;2?!i# f
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