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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ZWH?=Bk:
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 teh$W<C
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 HL-zuZa`Ju
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 9N5ptdP.d
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 9Ps[i)-
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（3）clown around 胡闹 *< ?or"P
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 1~ /?W^ir
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 {a -bew
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（4） cook up 虚构 D.elE:
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. `vs=
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 SJ$N]<d
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. _X5@%/Vz
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 9fp@d
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 a-w=LpVM
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. Ba==Ri8$
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。 Gh; Ju[6
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 z'N_9=
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ~^jdiy 5
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 .1R:YNx{/
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 rrBu6\D
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. :l<)p;\
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 r _/=iYYJ
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 -+fb K/
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .XD7};g
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 d3D w[4
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（10）for good 永远 F)P"UQ!\
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. _cr a_(b
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 cm^:3(yYX
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 QH%Zbt2qS
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. F&?55@b
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 {B^V_T X2
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 9+<%74|,
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. $B6CLWB
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 @pq#?
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 *=UxX ] 0y
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Pp-\#WJ
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 ie4keVlXc
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 q FEGV+
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ~P&Brn"=Rs
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ .KiJq:$H
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 WXz'H),R
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ;M,u,KH)/
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 n#@/ A
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 x:'M\c 7
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。 ~ 3k& =3d]
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 OU)~
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