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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. x^ni1=kU
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Ef\ -VKh
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 / FII07V
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. wzA$'+Mb
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。 ,u vRi)O>a
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（3）clown around 胡闹 NbobliC=
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ?< /> Z)
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 gR**@t=;j
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（4） cook up 虚构 H }!r|nG
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. '91/md5
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 3]>| i
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 E./2jCwI(Y
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. x:;kSh
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 sB</ D S
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 [GR; ?R5
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. |>Vb9:q9Po
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。 *hx
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 PsYp xNr
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. M{@(G5
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 8m MQ[#0:}
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 L#J1b!D&<6
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. \Z/@C lCm
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Q?vlfZR `8
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 JI}'dU>*U:
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. }j%5t ~Qa
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 /7kC<
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（10）for good 永远 tA;}h7/Lc~
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. +whDU 2 "
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 w>gYx(8b
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 r; {.%s7
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ~Y;*u]^
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 $i&zex{\
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 UNYqft4
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 5+vaE
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 (>Em ^(&
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 v N:Ng
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 7I}uZ/N
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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
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. &yg|t5o
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 L0,'mS
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ]M=&+c>H~
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ]Z e1s02(
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。 4x34u}l
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 **%37
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