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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. u) }$~E>
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 :~Wrf8 UQ
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 5z7U1:
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. bDL,S?@
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。 =P't(<
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（3）clown around 胡闹 (l^3Z3z f&
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. +ElfZ4
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 (^T F%(H
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（4） cook up 虚构 B +\3-q
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. s4A43i'g!h
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Ve}(s?hU5
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 [ 9 {*94M
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. CZud&
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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。 xS4w5i2
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 de.&`lPRf
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. $WyD^|~SF
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 \?[ v{WP)
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 C'\-
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. [Dk=? +
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 '\Giv!>
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 }zkHJxZgE
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ALrw\qV
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 g7}Gip}.>
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 R "n 5
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. +giyX7BPJ
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 7X0Lq }G@
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（10）for good 永远 > 80;8\
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. E7t+E)= 8
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 d"}k!
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 e@Fo^#ImDx
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. lD)%s!
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 #p P[xE"Y
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 fol,xMc&
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. tN O-e|~'
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 HJLu'KY }
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 od IV:(
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 5b*M*e&=C
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 ]$ L|
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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 WKC.$[ T=
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. vI:;A/&
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ +ln9c
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 }Mst jm
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Li!Vx1p;u.
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 }+)fMZz
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 3kw,(-'1
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。 KC/=TSSXd.
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 %SX|o-B~.o
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