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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. yokZ>+jb
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 qvsfU*wo?
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 j%vxCs>
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. HVC|0}
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。 L7II>^"B
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（3）clown around 胡闹 "{{@N4^
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. PzjIM!>
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 4/o9K*M+
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（4） cook up 虚构 &=8ZGjR< }
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. $
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 yYC\a7Al4
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 hHt.N o
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. qztL M?iV
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 L8;`*H
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 [woxCfSA
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. a`||ePb|W~
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。 y9:o]; /
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 lr,i5n{6
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ? !34qh
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 E;a9R V|
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 F fzY3r+
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 5OFb9YX
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 t5p#g < $
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 t/"9LMKs?
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ,"5p= JX`
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 WtSlD9 h
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（10）for good 永远 { *|$@%y!
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Z=?qf$.}
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ~m'8BK
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 /Hc0~D4|x
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. T /7[hj
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 7`X9s~B
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 k.0pPl
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. !P)7t`X
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 k|^nrjStC
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 E }w<-] 8
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. PI" )^`
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。 *!(? =9[
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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 rNHV
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. |z%*}DPrpa
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ w<4){ .dA
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 j[1^#kE
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. "2/VDB4!FG
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 1<9m^9_ro
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 _bq2h%G=8
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。 E h;~y*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。 kA:cz$ )
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