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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. lG9ARRy(=
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 / JB4 #i7
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ]'(7T#
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。 09Y?!,
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（3）clown around 胡闹 e-9unnk
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. u9w&q^0dqG
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 _eV n#!|
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（4） cook up 虚构 YS~t d+*
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. E]U0CwFtr
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 -P>=WZu
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 "R@N|Qx'
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. dM {~Ubb
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 J"/z?!)IB
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Ch"8cl;Fm
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. 7CM03 R[P
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。 ><Z3<7K9
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 o MkY#<Q}
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. < iI6@X>
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 P 4*MV
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 QhQ"OVFr#
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. @[tV_Z%,b
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 7'i#!5
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ,GkW. vEU
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .#55u+d,
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ^y0C5Bl;
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（10）for good 永远 #z!Hb&Qi\
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. E\~ KVn
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 8+
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Ocwp]Mut&
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. xVkTR Ch
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 1Uemsx%'k
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 _gm?FxV:
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ,ah*!Zm.kk
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 0w(T^G hZ
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Kka8cG
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. h !G^dW.
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。 ]TBtLU3
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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. /}$T38
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 UiR,^/8ED
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. w=D%D8 r2
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 j&dx[4|m:h
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。 _}zo
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 R+{^@M&
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