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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. l+6 c|([
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Zy+ERaF|]
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. |^-D&C(Eu
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。 c~tl0XU1
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Kn->R9Tl
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. , mz;$z6i
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 =W7-;&
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（4） cook up 虚构 \=WPJm`p
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ^gcB+
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 1*p6UR&
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 m+X HFU
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ~T;:Tg*
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 )f$4: Pq
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔
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例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. </;e$fh`
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。 .T7 CMkYt
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 6qDt 6uB
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. {v0r'+`
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 9~`#aQG T
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 f#&z m}
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. HsTY* ^V
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 )&T 5 /+
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 }*bp4 <|
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Ml c_w19C9
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 kk`K;`[tB
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（10）for good 永远 E] g
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. B Evt{q4
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 F)~>4>hPr
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 2'=)ese
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Fk49~z
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 cEa8l~GC<
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Jvc<j:{^w
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. vWmp ?m
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 t W~kn9glZ
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. I )yaR+l
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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 W5'6L =WG
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Q4 &P\V
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 %Qz<Lk">.
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. .aO6Y+Y
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 yKUxjb^b\
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 <o t`0
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。 [*O> Lk
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 6p
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