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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. B M!\U 6
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 G[n ^SEY!
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 e^Q$Tog<
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. y`wTw/5N
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 >;kCcfS3ct
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（3）clown around 胡闹 *`OgwMr)M
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. xZW6Hk _
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 *CZvi0&
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（4） cook up 虚构 Y~EKMowI&e
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {i y[8eLg
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 3 XdN \xc
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 98ei Yh
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 8 P85qa@w
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Q1J./C}
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 cZI )lX
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. {E1g+><
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 5!u.w
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. |#8u:rguy
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Q3>
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 )k@W 6N
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. /Y@^B,6 \
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 yep`~``_
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 FJKW=1 =,
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. g3Q]W(F%$
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 2:'C|
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（10）for good 永远 HKr") K%
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. "@U9'rKx
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 yz r>]"o
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 y%)5r}S^
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. .4Ob?ZS(
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 z2Sp
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Dz/ I"bZLC
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. JR{3n *
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 <Z5ak4P
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 | n5F_RL
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. @Aa$k:_
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 ''Fy]CwH(
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 N|hNh$J[
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. k%-_z}:3V
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ TJFxo?
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 le*mr0a
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. sW!pMkd_
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 4q#6.E;yy
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 s\Q hCS
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。 RK?b/9y
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 cAq>|^f0a
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