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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. #( uj$[o
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 G(OFr2M
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 i>GdRG&q
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. T\3 [F%?
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 84`rbL!M
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ba&o;BLUy
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. BlaJl[P iv
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 jH0Bo;
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（4） cook up 虚构 _Y#Bm/*
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. { %7<"
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ~I$ }#
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 qX@9N=g`#O
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. w6 U
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 #O|lfl>}
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 bF6gBM@*
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 lku-O;]
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。 dQ6G hS ~
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 jsW X 6(=
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. YN^j m
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 on5 0+)uN
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 d pn3 (
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. .eTk=i[N-
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ok DJ(AIV+
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 !aeNq82
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. PW^ 8;[\QP
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ;Ih Pvff
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（10）for good 永远 3kw}C aZ6
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. sRi %1r7
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 \^s2 W:c
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 4?]ZV_BD
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. J0qXtr%h\
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 g< )72-h
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 f !!P
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. NDW8~lkL
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Lupy:4AD
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 O\JD, w
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets.
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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。 >]?Jr s
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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 :p$EiR
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. D"`[6EN[
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 - fQX4'3R
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. *I/A,#4r
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 N1s.3`
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。 u#!GMZJN
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ;"SZ}
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