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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. :_vf1>[
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Z*oGVr
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 e}Db-7B_~
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. +4@EJRC
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。
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ? 1_*ct=g9
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. khyV uWN
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 y0z}[hZ
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（4） cook up 虚构 U/TF,JUI
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. K)&AR*Tc
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 h>fY'r)DAx
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 6 s*#y [$
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. = i `o+H
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 oo /#]a
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ;]'mx
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. }PoB`H'K5
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。 G"C'/
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 . )Du
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. p6sXftk
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 k3u3X~u
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 38rC;
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ?*J v&f#
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 &,bJ]J)8O
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 [X;yJ $
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. cE [4CCpy
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 sN;xHT Y
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（10）for good 永远 h19c*,0z!
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Sl{]Z,
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 1*#64Y5F
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 3!#d&
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 6=iz@C7r
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 f7\$rx
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 <& Y7Q[
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 3g)pLW
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 7mt;qn?n
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 V) C4 sG
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. \&"gCv#
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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 L`tr7EEr
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. [>v.#:YM^
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ +Y6=;*j$
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 `!
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. AYfW}V"
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 7<=xc'*8t
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 h# B%'9 r
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。 iJT_*,P^
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 g>cp; co9g
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