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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. (0 t{
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 %`G }/ "
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 S?v;+3TG
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. \J(~
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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。 nSo.,72
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ^v;8 (eF
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. G v)*[7
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 u5qaLHoEP
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（4） cook up 虚构 Aj\m57e,6
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Qx Em uiN
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ri"=)]
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. x51p'bNy
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 !_o1 ;GzK
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 YL;*%XmAG
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. =}0>S3a.7
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。 \@Z D.d#
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ='eQh\T)
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. #c<F,` gdi
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 [e. `M{(TB
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 /6N!$*8
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. )J\
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 `a7b,d
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 8.`5" 9Vh
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. <3k9 y^0
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 \@6w;tyi
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（10）for good 永远 i"!j:YEo
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. $I4J Kh
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 XHuHbriI
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. z*^vdi0
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 $*0XWrE
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. kafj?F
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 tN;~.\TKg
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 F JxH{N6a
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. .ddf'$ 6h
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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 P'5Q}7
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 9qJ:h-?M
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Qo["K}Ty
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 eNt1P`2[
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。 LCpS}L;
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 5m6I:s`pK
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