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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ~ Oh=
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 [EGx
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 aFG3tuaKrQ
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. $WN G07]tU
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 q2!'==h2i
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（3）clown around 胡闹 )nnCCR S6
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. (b|#n|~?YL
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 qG^_c;l6a
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（4） cook up 虚构 1Ci A 8
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. S$K}v,8.sr
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 o
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. F; a3
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 l7 Y8b`
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ,F}r@
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. P/`m3aSzX.
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。 "!a`ygqpT
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 M1(9A>|nF
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 0h:G4
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 iIB9j8
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ;[cai MA-
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. kdBV1E+:C
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 /u ?9S/
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 F(E<,l2[
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. V{FE [v_
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ?C~X@sq
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（10）for good 永远 xDLM Po&
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. !Y|8z\ Q
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 fPrb%
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 H%cp^G
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. $vqU|]J`
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 2) ?
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. bHJoEYY^
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 m8u=u4z("
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Dh?vU~v(6
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. blmmm(|~|
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 K{N%kk%F
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Hy;901( %
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. H lF}
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 p6 <}3m$
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。 M`bL5J;
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 &:q[-K@!
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