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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. A+Bq5mik
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 DZ`,QWuA
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 O*2{V]Y
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. +-x+c:
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（3）clown around 胡闹 }ub>4N[
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. BGNZE{K4"
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 xn=mS!"1Zo
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（4） cook up 虚构 H
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ("f~gz<<
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 R
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 p]e.E`'S
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. hey/#GC*
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 xhCNiYJ |
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 fyZtwl@6w#
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. dXWG`G_
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。 H>\l E2
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 $/u.F;
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. )+)qFGV z
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ~urk
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 1@-l@ P
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. "SKv'*\b
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 !! 6@r|.
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 9e;{o,r@
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. O|v8.3[cT
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 t }K8{
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（10）for good 永远 G]-\$>5R
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. .F/l$4CQ
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ieO w&
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 (h&=N a~
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. }PMlG
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Qc Xw -
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 !bW^G}
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. W9G jUswv!
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 3; //o<
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 *EU1`q*
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ` y"a>gHC
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 !}d_$U$
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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>[&]
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 7* +tG7I @
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ JFRbW Q0
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 6m9\0)R
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. DI :
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 `'rvDaP
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 8P% J ky&(
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。 EBmkKiI;
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 w~AO;X*Ke"
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