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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. KAI/*G\z
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 O[<YYL 0
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 xf|vz|J?y
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. jCK 0+,;
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。 9er0Ww.d
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（3）clown around 胡闹 x\K9|_!
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. . UaLP
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 '_fj:dy
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（4） cook up 虚构 NK!#K>AO
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /6@$^ paB
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 H"b}lf
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 q ]\GBRp
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 0\KDa$ '1k
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 &6O0h0V y
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 D:=Q)Uh0I
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. ^&!iq K2o
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。 / cC4K\M
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ., =\/ C<
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. c2~oPUj
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 [kKg?I$D@B
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 o?`^
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. L7"B`oa(p
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ^@f-N i\
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 L)QAI5o:3
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. IfzW%UL
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 =@*P})w5.
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（10）for good 永远 q Oyo+hu
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. "?Yf3G: \0
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 *wl&Zzx
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 &]S\GnqlU]
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. j<PpCL_8%
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ,7os3~Mk9
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ,/Al'
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. s<'WTgy1i
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 #McX
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 XJ6=Hg4_O
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. N?l
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 b~Un=-@5a
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 XF i!= |F
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. #4Ltw ,b^
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 'q7&MM'oS^
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. hwi$: [
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 xz*MFoE
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 <o: O<p@6
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。 I#U)
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 2B[I-
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