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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. :1BM=_WwI
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Zi3T~:0p:
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Hd*Fc=>"Y
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 5byeWH0n3
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。 } @*I+\W/
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（3）clown around 胡闹 r9 ;`
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. |J ?:91
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 #L1>dHhat
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. '8Qw:f h
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 !Ud:?U
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Xv*}1PZH
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. )[ w&C_>]
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 u7(];
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 W2n*bNI
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. ioWJj.%
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。 NE[ y|/
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 .S6 ji~;r
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. CjmV+%b4
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 9RB`$5F ;
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 kXCY))vnn
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. )DRkS,I
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 O$(c. (_$
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 rkq)&l=ny
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. _2; ^v`[
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 $Br>KJ%'g
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（10）for good 永远 yYB NH1
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. A8mlw#`E8b
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 p }f -c
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ha fECs
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 4D GY6PS
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Y@ObwKcG
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 m1i4 ,
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. n/?eZx1
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 B MY>a
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 TIETj ~+
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. h$|3dz N
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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 hXPo cP
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. #_{0Ndp2
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 6#O#T;f)
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ,y {0bq9*2
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers.
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 k*OvcYL1A
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。 %`eJ66T
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ,zD_% ox
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