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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 3fJ GJW!zu
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 _&TA|Da
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 pp$WM\r
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 5;wA7@
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。 !424K-nW
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（3）clown around 胡闹 \|\ Dc0p}
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. " ( c#H
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 hqW4.|&\c
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（4） cook up 虚构 8<UD#i@:C
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. l +BJh1^
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 R} MdBE
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 XUT,)dL
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. E 5D5
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ( H/JB\~r
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 PtySPDClj
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. %N#8D<ULd
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。 Ek|#P{!
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 x8I=I"Sp
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 4LqJ 4jo
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ?-CZJr
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 0 e 1W&
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 8?ldD
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 q_ eGY&M
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 \ .+.V K
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. N|[P%WM3
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Kh<xQ:eMy
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（10）for good 永远 Ws"eF0,'Z
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. gBQK
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 =e'b*KTL,
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 W]k h?+SZ
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. FB {4& ;
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 '@)4 7]~
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. <11 pk
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 7=yC*]BH-=
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 N*6Y5[g!\
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. bF:]MB^VK
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。 | =H*" (
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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 ?0 _ Bs4O\
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. /fCj;8T3o
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ^R.kThG
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. rYUhGmg`
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ^:g 8mt
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 |_V i8Ly
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。 dn0?#=
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 S E= 3`rVJ
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