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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. T`wDdqWbEG
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 _|["}M"?
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 'y; Kj
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 0zNbux _
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。 &*>.u8:r
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（3）clown around 胡闹 =t D*,2]
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. aGC3&c[Wx
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 hUi@T}aA|
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（4） cook up 虚构 I+H~ 5zq.
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. AwNr}9`
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Qpv#&nfUi6
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 qZ^
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. v^ @)&,
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 PolJo?HZ
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 c +3`hVV
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. h,R Isq;`
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。 <b
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 kyAN O
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. X3G593ts
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 3 GF67]
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ]6B9\C.2-_
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. f;^ +q-Q
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 V?S}%-a
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 jKmjZz8L]%
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. F2}F uupb.
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 (|<S%?}J
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（10）for good 永远 Y:;_R=M
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. y!gPBkG&3n
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ;/$pxD
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 -:%QoRC y
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. X1(ds*' Kv
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 @/kI;8
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 VQpt1cK*
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. :4V 5p
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 <8 <P,
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 :bct+J}l~
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. y[$UeE"0
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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 C{/U;Ie-b
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. S|tA%2z
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 |iUF3s|?
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. NW6;7nWb
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 6<W^T9}v@/
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 <~uzHg%Y
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。 I*TTD]e'X
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 (9]1p;
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