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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. \;3B?8wbIl
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 : ;E7+m
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 KdB q@
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. !=~s/{$PE
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 .}L-c>o"o
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（3）clown around 胡闹 8`L#1ybMO
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. >z fq*_
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 s=\LewF1<
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（4） cook up 虚构 kg/+vJ
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. .IW_DM-
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 BCj`WF@8l{
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 wW6mYgPN%
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. f g>B
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 STFQ";z$
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 a in#_H
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. @);!x4 1f
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。 73^ T *
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 v&[X&Hu[
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. F #!@}K8
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 =|qt !gY)Y
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 <WQ<<s@#pb
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. rm5T=fNJ
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 T!^?d5uW#
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 y(bt56 |
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. h X>VVeIZ
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 gW 6G+
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（10）for good 永远 %h/#^esi
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ^\7 x5gO
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 2$SofG6D}
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Oet#wp/I
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 1Rb XM n
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 !yV,|)y5F
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 DJD ]aI
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. V#-qKV
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 9QX ~a X
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 OW63^wA`s
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. p jKl)q
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 m! '1$G
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. {LB
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Wd^F%)(
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Bah.\ZsYQP
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 [d^ :
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 -hU>1ux&V
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。 {l *& l2
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 :cmI "Bo
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