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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 0[;2dc
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ;KeU f(tH
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 sD|l}f
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 4S_ -9&z
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（3）clown around 胡闹 c9(3z0!F ?
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ]
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（4） cook up 虚构 p/H.bG!z
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ?gH[la
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 J<) qw
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ! avol/*
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 U82a]i0
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 R @e'=z[%1
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. kZ]H[\Fs
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。 7DB_Z /uU
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 { U4!sJSl1
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. w.qtSW6M+
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 i'~-\ F!
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. k"wQ9=HP7
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 :]3X Ez
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ! _I1=yi
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. QcegT/v O
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（10）for good 永远 W.wPy @yi
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. r]B8\ 5|<d
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 `oRyw6Sko
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 sXLW';Fz
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. > .:+|Br`
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 n@p]v*
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 F72#vS
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. d^=BXC oC
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 >w,L= z =
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 C{)1#< `
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. C6+ 5G-Z
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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 h>Kx
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. g[ xoS\d
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ !2!~_*sGe
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 n Ja! &G&
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. MT6p@b5
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 \PX4>/d@y
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 zLJ>)v$81
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 pwSgFc$ z
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