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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 'bx}[
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 <PSz`)SN
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 x/<ow4C
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. mW{;$@PLF"
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 N[
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（3）clown around 胡闹 i$y=tJehi
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. bkJ bnW=
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 .6gx|V+
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（4） cook up 虚构 -o+t&m
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. P' VHg a
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 "[ LUv5
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 |&@q$ d
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. \>S.nW
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 PSc=k0D
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 :P q&l.
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^= q(V
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 bZ_&AfcB
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. `&NFl'l1C
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 '5aA+XP|
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 lB27Z}
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !po,Z&
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Mh`^-*c?
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 u8 k^\ Do
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. bpsyO>lx/
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（10）for good 永远 %# uw8V
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9-n]_AF`0
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 sA6Hk B.
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. K j?)]Z4
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ?4SYroXUX|
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. q[/g3D\G
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 _dd_Z40R
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 %en J[a%Qg
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ` .`:~_OE
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。 ~6#mVP5sU)
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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 f@Mku0VT
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. =3,<(F5Y[
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ cY} jPDH
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 K/( LF}
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 07^.Z[(pCt
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 gs2qLb
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。 R@WW@ Of
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 *Iw19o-I
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