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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 2i |wQU5w
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ]v rpr %K
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 @] H&(bw
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. fS1N(RZ 1
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。 y"cK@sOo
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（3）clown around 胡闹 R(k6S
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. z;#}u C
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 q&jZmr
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（4） cook up 虚构 K?-K<3]9f
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 45/f}kvy
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 O5Yk=-_m
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 7R7g$
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Te$/[`<U
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 S &s7]
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 -CtA\< 7I
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. BB--UM{7
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 wE%v[q[*X
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 cp0>Euco=
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ~M(K{6R
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 [xO^\oQa=c
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 9@QP?=\Y
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 1_7x'5GdA
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 L9fhe,en
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 r.-NfK4
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. # Sb1oLC
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 v}xz`]MW<,
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（10）for good 永远 pS E"] N
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. wMt? yc:X
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 T-fW[][&$
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 hAG++<H{
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. `9a%}PVQ-
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 [p}J=1S
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 T*k
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Q !GB^ P
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 DI!NP ; E
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 b'M g
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. d";+8S
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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 Fd5{ pM3
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. +Y)rv6}m
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ J24UUZ9&$
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 %pL
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. J^n(WnM*F
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 3z\:{yl
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ThJLaNS
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。 4x tbP\=
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 z}8rD}BH
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