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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. B> LL
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作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 fer~NlX
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 tX#8 G09G+
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. e2PM^1{_
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。 u9}k^W)E
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（3）clown around 胡闹 =whYo?cE(
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. -O?}-6,_Z
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 zU)Ib<$
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（4） cook up 虚构 M '4$z^@Z
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. eBW=bK~[VP
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 a!US: ^}lu
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. _v9P0W^.7
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 pjP
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 oHbG -p
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. kr|u ||
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 hvS4"% \
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ?Hd/!I&
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. TEK]$%2
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 %fyah}=
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 C;6Nu W
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. %;r0,lN|II
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 _8U
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 -$[o:dLO
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ;L gxL
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（10）for good 永远 ,/ =Fm
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. vThK@P!s
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 VqeK~,}
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 =wEqI)Td
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. FKOTv2
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 V4PV@{G
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ^rmcyy8;g
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. DO #!ce
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 P@m_tA%
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 NEpomE(>x
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. b 6FC
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。 JFyw,p&xB
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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 <@DF0x!
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. H} R/_5g
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ V6:S<A
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 m M> L0
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. <Be:fnPX7
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 x.+ r.cAXH
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 5 (Lw-_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。 JH4hy9i
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ~]MACG:'
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