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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ;, v L
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 < R PoQ'.^
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 /`O ]etr`d
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. m":SE? {{&
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。 -S%q!%}u
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（3）clown around 胡闹 u !3]RGJ
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. K7xWE,y
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 6^IqSNn-
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（4） cook up 虚构 {29S`-|P
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. "(\)
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Cq *}b4^;
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. M |({
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 %w8GGm8^/
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 bA< AG*
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. \aVY>1`
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。 z'oiyXEE3
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 W\qLZuQ
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. G] mWaA
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ImV] }M~_
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 $ # !UGY
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. .Y(lB=pV
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 R E>ks[
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 O%JsUKV
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. EwD3d0udL
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（10）for good 永远 "rx^M*"
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. FJf~vAQ
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 phgexAq
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 5`E`Kb+@
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. N=T.l*8
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 EY)Gi`lK
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 gM3]%L_
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 2T@L{ ql
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Cl6m$YUt
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 .5Knb c
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. )XP#W|;
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。 -.{oqs $
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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 ss`P QN
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. *!g 24
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ;Rhb@] X
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 #`La|a.-
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. os1?6 z~
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 3$c (M99r
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 o#xgrMB
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 !8Z2X!$m{<
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