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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ,x 3< a}J
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 VYH
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 -0k{O@ l"
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ^`$-c9M?'
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 C(xsMO'k,,
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Xoq -
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ;<F^&/a|yQ
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 uaLjHR0
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（4） cook up 虚构 }1a(*s,s-^
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. G8Ow;:Ro
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ':=20V
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 [*H h6
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. #2*R0 _b
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 /p}pdXS
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 :hf%6N='kI
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. x97L>>|
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 OSh'b$Z
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 0 @
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. G}dq
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 &pv* TL 8
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 {uqP+ Cs
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. P vm p Wa
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 dD
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 *iSE) [W
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. g`6I, 6G
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 .F\[AD 5
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（10）for good 永远 6>'>BamX
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 0yb9R/3.
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 zTn.#-7y
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 +5:9? &lH
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. }JUc!cH8z
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ,OkI0[
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 iqWkhJphv
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. _Q b ].~
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 J! QIMA4{
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 0OtUb:8LX
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. c'bh`H4
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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 1 a%1C`d
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ftV~!r
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ Z 3X9-_g
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ,GtN6?
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. &5%~Qw..
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 +N|t:8 qaf
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 FaaxfcIfkw
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。 5E${
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 K8v@)
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