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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. zZRLFfz<9
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 K8BlEF`
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 -]u>kjiIT
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. <zvtQ^{]
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。 }93FWo.
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（3）clown around 胡闹 A&v Qtd
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 7p':a)
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 US9aW)8
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（4） cook up 虚构 ^z, B}Nz
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. U*sQ 5uq
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 <im}R9eJ1
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 lnjs{`^
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. b 1Wz
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ) y:))\>
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 s/11 TgJ
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. <GQ=PrT|/
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。 G^K;+& T
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 0~W XA=X G
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. $/#[, 1
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 @RuMo"j s
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 &vN!>bR
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird.
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 xmC5uT6L3M
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 :cXN
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. v6uRzFw
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 gC kR$.-E
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（10）for good 永远 t &5 Ne ?
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. jll| y0
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 3syA$0TZt
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Ks(l :oUB
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Q/j# Pst
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 !a!4^zqp
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 v6L]3O1
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. :h3U ^
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 L %ifl: K
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 r6aIW8
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 8o
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不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 Tl]yl$
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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 TPKD'@:x
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. q%v el.L]%
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Hm|N {
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. swJ QwY
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 4_'B oU4
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ZIh)D[n
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。 % hH> %
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 A>FWvlLw'm
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