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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. +Z2MIC|Ud
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 C8 N{l:1f]
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 c R-~)UyrO
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. nq} Q
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。 `7aDEzmJ
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（3）clown around 胡闹 38V3o`f
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 7DW ]JK l
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 lor8@Qz
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（4） cook up 虚构 ~d{.ng 4K
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. f"#m=_Xm
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ? ]sM8Bd}
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 H J?+A-n/
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. p5=|Y^g !
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ?8dVH2W.
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 39U5jj7i
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. +eQ e%U
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。 $m1<i?'m
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Y /TlE?
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. gsar[gZ
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 sH,kW|D
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 AEmNHO@%q
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. )o1eWL}
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 j83? m
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 a~h:qpg c
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. bo"%0 ?3n
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 5\mTr)\R
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（10）for good 永远 r,SnXjp@
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 8GPIZh'0 h
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 c;f!!3&
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 "\"DCDKmG
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Eu}b8c
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Bsf7mcXz7z
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 W^,S6!
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. S-+ "@>{HJ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 s 6*ilq1
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 uxn)R#?
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. kEeo5X N
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。 K`}{0@ilCw
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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 )CPM7 >
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. JG`Q;K
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ <E;pgw!
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 =-cwXo{Q.O
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. l@j. hTO<
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 vg Ipj3u
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 i
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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。 =d
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 :pX`?Ew`g
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