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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. [+w 3J#K
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 r-kMLw/)
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 >/<:Q &
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way.
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（3）clown around 胡闹 aS|wpm)K>8
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. * MM[u75
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 D;Gq )]O
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（4） cook up 虚构 Dml*T( WM>
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {F N;'Uc
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 CK_(b"
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. * n(> ^
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 `]$?u Q
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 sA9 &/p/
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. - ng=l;
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 19(Dj&x
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 wA `"\MWm
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. wFlvi=n/
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 AGYm';z3
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. `>D9P_Y"jI
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 kC$&:\Rh
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (#q <\`
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（10）for good 永远 }a&mY ^
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. R7~ Yw*#,
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 i.iio-
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. k llQca|$4
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 O` cu_
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. TO;.eN!sv
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ,pq{& A
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. W v!<bT8r
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 K#K\-TR|$
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. #>@z
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 AF4?IH
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. A1cb"N^
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 +c206.
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。 -%IcYzyA
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 _-c K{
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