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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. enr mjA&3
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 .R"L$V$RU.
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 MtB :H*pM
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ;Dgp
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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。 #P@r[VZ{6
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（3）clown around 胡闹 c,fedH ;
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. [aC9vEso!
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 atAA[~
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（4） cook up 虚构 `j$d(+Gv
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. xr2:bu
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 }<S2W\,G
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 x M[#Ah)
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. \*
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 .KSGma6]
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 M:$nL
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. }.vy|^ X
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。 s#fmGe"8
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 X[ (J !"+
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ]]ZBG<#
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 F& ~vD
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. pp`U]Q5"gX
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 G<eJ0S
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 `!8Z"xD
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. mx4 *zj
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 <i6M bCB
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（10）for good 永远 3Cl9,Z"&6$
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Uf<vw3
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 8(;i~f:bCW
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 OXB-.<
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. !/zj7z
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 B" z 5j
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 g1|c?#fwo
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. C=cTj7Ub
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ~] 2R +
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 9R[','x
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. :
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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。 3\ G=J
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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 H/&Q,9sU21
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. [
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 U'G ` Q0n
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. QEKFuY<E+
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 bl<7[J.
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 .
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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。 am 3E7u/
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