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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. yQ[ ;.<%v
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 -`{W ~yz
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 6;:D!},'c
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. yA"?Hv \o;
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。 )D #} /3s
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（3）clown around 胡闹 fNu/> pN
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. qD\9h`a
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 H"^9g3 U
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（4） cook up 虚构 %{4 U\4d@'
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. U ^GVz%\
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 z8'zH>
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 LTzdg >\oJ
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. @v@F%JCZ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 _eq$C=3Ta
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 41d+z>a]
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. <z2.A/L
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。 6'N_bNW
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ps:`rVQ7
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 13Z,;YW
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 HyWR&0J
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 f 42F@M(:
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ~7KH/%Z-
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 w G7>2*(
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 :x[()J~N
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Ri`6X_x U
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Mb[4_Dc
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（10）for good 永远 0 A ffD:
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. :Ch XzZ
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 $
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 XKZsX1=@R
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. CP; <B1
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 "u4x#7n|
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 G8_ _6v~
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. |O>e=HC#q8
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 -h m/lxyU
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ?.F^Oi6
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. X\H P{$fY_
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。 >lqo73gM9
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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 ?qSwV.l]d
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. vdgK3I
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ge?or]T1S
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 UcB& p t&
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. +2eri_p
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ~/JS_>e#6P
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ,9I-3** W
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。 /Ta-3Eh!
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 DBaZ cO(U
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