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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. wNm 1H[{
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 AGGNJ4m
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 PN"SBsc*j-
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. wX+KW0|>
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。 jJqq:.XqB8
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（3）clown around 胡闹 eKvQS}11
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @:w[(K[^b/
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Qv
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（4） cook up 虚构 )(V!& w6
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. \AY *x=PF
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 #-7w |
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 {?uG] G7
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. x5(B(V@b
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 w%?6s 3
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 0eFvcH:qG
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. I><sK-3
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。 Qm@v}pD
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 d)1Pl3+
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. jrN"en
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 B &Iy_;
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 5pz(6gA
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. }J+ \o~
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 cyXnZs ?|
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 mvXIh" ;
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. MVkO > s
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 3-4C GSX;X
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（10）for good 永远 v]@ n'!
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. k:DAko}
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 C^fUhLVSZ^
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 8m*uT< 5D
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. h
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 EZ)$lw/!J
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. wq>0W 4(
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Z"5ewU<?
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 #G\;)p T
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Np2.X +
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。 l~'NqmXe
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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 (0!U,8zz
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. L@ x#:s=
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 fl *>m,
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. M D,+>kh
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 R}0xWPt9G
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 tWa_-Un3
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。 ^k}%k#)
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ;To][J
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