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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. )`mF.87b&h
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 sVd_O[
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 N RSse"
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. QV$dKjMS
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 B5HdC%8/}
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（3）clown around 胡闹 :QV6 z*#zD
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. uk f\*
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ]a#]3(o ]}
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（4） cook up 虚构 ~#_$? _/(
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. lMez!qx,=
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 5,BkwAr+6[
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 g/Jj ]X#r
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. cGta4;
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 IQ=|Kj9h
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 "!6~*!]c
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. Y0O<]2yVx
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。 -#;VFSz,9*
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 H)T# R?
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. S\g7wXH
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 */dh_P<Yj
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 -!G #")<
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 9c}]:3#XO
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ?>jArzI
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 )|R0_9CLV
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 1vK(^u[
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（10）for good 永远 7TPLVa=hO
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. a~>0 JmM+N
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Bj($_2 M%+
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 [I<'E
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. IOZ|85u =
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 :'rZZeb'
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. [-Tt11
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 YZ:'8<
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 wQrPS
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ?Gv!d
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。 DD6`k*RIk.
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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 <T.#A8c
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. C\ 2 >7
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ UFAMbI
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 P}Wh E
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. _E<O+leWf
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 X1V}%@3:
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ]#-/i2-K
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。 i 2} =/
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 f+aS2k(e>
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