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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Y.-S=Y
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 hB>^'6h+
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ="(>>C1-
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. MGaiTN^_<
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。 + zp0" ,2B
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Q 0>q:aj\
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 'RLOV
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 CXAVGO'xw
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（4） cook up 虚构 O{ q &]~,
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ^P$7A ]!
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 WcEt%mGQ,
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Nfb ` YU=
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 X-/Ban
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 A[JM4 x
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. ir&. Z5=
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。 # jP/k.
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 L~&" aF/b
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ,LUTHWEo"I
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 k| B2@{
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 j^ EbO3
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. qm%nIU \*
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 >>7aw" 0
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ^y Vl"/
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. uJ8{HB
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 nk/vGa4
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（10）for good 永远 ? ,XC =}
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. S #2[%o
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 2w4MJ,Uw
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 0roCP =;
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. QO,+ps<
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 i0ybJOa4
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 a.,_4;'UE1
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. +)gB9DoK
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 [ {cC
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 m
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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. F1c &0*_A
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。 =x
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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 %),!2_ x~
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. *s\sa+2al
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 3dm'xe tM
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Ef,Cd[]b
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 >FF1)~
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 a5V=!OoMk
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?E6xc<8
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Z*eoA
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