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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. rzqUI*4%
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ^i^S1h"
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 d|sI> 6jD
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. fJC,ubP[5
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。 3,B[%!3d
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（3）clown around 胡闹 #B)`dA0a
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. tgYIM`f
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 :PaFC{O)*
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（4） cook up 虚构 m"vV=6m| \
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. L3~E*\cV
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 .ODtduURe
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 }J$PO*Q@'
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. QrPWS-3~!
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Ok O"t
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 \r f1#Em
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. t>v']a +k
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 EH$wW l^
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 qwaw\vOA
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 4p~:(U[q
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 L4;n$=e
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 {_/6,22j(V
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Ck.GN<#-^P
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ( |5g`JDG
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 GW{Nc !)
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Gf'V68 ,l$
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 xI~\15PhG
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（10）for good 永远 ZcO!cR&*'J
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. hoeTJ/;dm
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 <ZrZSt+<
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 W^+b gg<.
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. =8dCk\/
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 R4JO)<'K&
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 {YbqB6zaM
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. M3F8@|2
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ?j0blXl
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 9 au)K!hN
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. km<~H w>Z
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。 Wu Gm~<NS
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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 6U+#ADo
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. G%kXr$?W
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ c*1x*'j.
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 c@q>5fR/c
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. iKS9Xss8
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 U.6hLFcE
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Da@ tpKU)p
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。 a* IJ)'S
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 l d@f:Zali
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