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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 4$C:r&K
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 YvR MUT
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 t0(1qFi
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 5 ^+> *z
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 ;CD@RP{$n
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（3）clown around 胡闹 v<$a .I(
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 7EO/T, {a
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 s%GhjWZS
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（4） cook up 虚构 B[}#m'Lv
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. })%WL;~
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 a!vF;J-Zqa
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 w|7<y8#qC
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. jw]~g+x#$
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 l*rli[No
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 9v=5x[f E
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. hKj"Lb9 ]
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 g4^=Q'j-
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 4*&_h g)h
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Yjx*hv&?
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 FMh SHa/B
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird.
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 d ]R&mp|'
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. wGr5V!
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。
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（10）for good 永远 )*Xd
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. * z&m=G\
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 /{QR:8}-Q
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 lu2 "?y[2
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. <?zn k8|
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ] ;" blB
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. V~([{
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 N{w)}me[YY
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 I:?1(.kd2-
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. lB3@ jF
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。 X]
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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 ~?`V$G=?,
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. qD0s D2 x
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 av~dH=& =
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. & iYy
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 apF Y//(yu
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。 |:Q`9;
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 rRgP/E#_
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