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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. KnFQ)sX^
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 IHVMHOq}'
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 S.]MOB dt
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. q
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（3）clown around 胡闹 -aN":?8(G
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. irmwc'n]
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 3 k{c$x}
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（4） cook up 虚构 ^^
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. _3U|2(E
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 xSOoIsL[
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 2H>aC
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Z^+a*^w~{
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. D1!
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我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 1t%<5 O;R
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 `uhL61cMp
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. .$^wy3:F"
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 r_=p,# }#
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. .m!s". ?[
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 sZEgsrJh
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 @>CG3`?}
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. !?n 50
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 776 nWw)
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（10）for good 永远 PAr|1i)mB
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. L77EbP`P
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 #Wq#beBb
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 {\lui eG
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired.
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 excrXx
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 bCt_y R
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. w0$R`MOR+
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 w@2~`<Hk'"
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 j^rYFS
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. F;X"3F.!
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。 * <?XTs<
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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 j]#wrm
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. jPj 2
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ KKV)DExv?
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 !HvGlj@(|
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. =s6E/K
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 fls#LcI9>6
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 z6Fun
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。 ]|;7R^o3|
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。
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