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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. k0R, !F
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 [ )B@
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 _LL W{^V
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. *YMXiY JR
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。 YlxUx
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（3）clown around 胡闹 %Gnd"SGs
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. nT(!HDH
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 d;IJ0xB+by
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（4） cook up 虚构 yRSy(/L^+
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. oKZ [0(4<
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 WIhIEU7 /
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 3Bu D/bs
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. =2Pz$q*ub
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 &FT5w T
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ,<I L*=a
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. pvK \fSr
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 3ytx"=B%
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 F^J&g%ql
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. yKel|vM#
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 @D( KuF
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 * <Nk%`
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. & C!g(fS
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 EV by 9!
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 :cIu?7A
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .oW~:mY
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 f[w jur
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（10）for good 永远 U<#$w{d:
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. hA$c.jJr.Z
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 iGpK\oH
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 y81#UD9[
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 6tCV{pgm
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 `"-`D!U?$
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Lcm~QF7cd
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. m &;zLBA;
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Rq~
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 i: NJ>b
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. g%KGF)+H
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。 +"*l2E]5
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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 y'i:%n}I
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. bF8xQ<i~Y
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ?kG#qt]Q5
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 U[H+87zg
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ~50y-
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 BdRE*9.0
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 o>QFd x
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。 DT1i2!
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 h A&j?{
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