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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Ty@&s 58a
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 D+ jk0*bJ
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 z,2m 7C
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Dt r'X@U
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。 5O*+5n
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（3）clown around 胡闹 R^PQ`$W 'R
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. *}mtVa_|
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 _10#rucr
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（4） cook up 虚构 9wtl|s%A %
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. j$8 ~M
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 `P# h?tZ
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 8Oc*<^{#
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. F$+_Z~yt3;
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 P!]DV$o
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 %mI`mpf
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. c)E'',-J_2
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 j&44wu f
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 N 0.-#Qa
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out.
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 c*ytUI *
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ?cpID8Z
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ! ). D
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 3}N:oJI$z
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ,l@hhaLm?
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ^8fO3<Jg
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 >+$1 p_
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（10）for good 永远 vWj|[| <rX
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. _N*4 3O`
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ^KlMBKWyB
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Llg[YBJ7>
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 7v=Nh
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 /yH:u r
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 .|o7YTcR:
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. zIm$S/Qe*
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 `FmI?:Cv
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 T4Zp5m")
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. yfaXScbE
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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 O(!wDnhc
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. #_Tceq5
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ \y <n{"a
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 M)-+j{<
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 8"p>_K =
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 NShA-G N5
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 B:SzCC.B
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。 `cf&4Hn
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Q6DE|qnV
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