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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. }SYvGp{J,
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 y.>r>o"0
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 h7*m+ / O
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. $ }&6p6|
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。 J sH9IK:
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ]@'Y lPU
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ";jhj:Xj
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 7~IAgjo,@
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（4） cook up 虚构 FNUue
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. dkXK0k
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 T# 8O:
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 iQA
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 4Fnr8 r8W
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ^@N @ gB
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 4WNWn#M
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. $, R|$0B7
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。 mtHw! *
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 * @oAM,@
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. < B'BlqTS
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 $Q ?<']|A
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 m:'fk;khN
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 1(m8 9C[
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 #t;@x_2yD\
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 7 VR+EV
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. pN?
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 v mL0H)q
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（10）for good 永远 R7vO,kZ6Q
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. GUMO;rZs
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 oas}8 A)
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 =n9|r.\&uJ
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. / S]<MS
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 BaqRAO7
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 o@"H3
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. G !wFG-Y}
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 X+iUT
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 _%Jqyc"-
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 0p8 (Q
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。 u3kZOsG
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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 - wCfwC
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. dZ_Hj X7
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 FL- sXg
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ,|}Pof=]xk
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 &_G^=Nc,H
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ;j S ~0R
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。 A[^fG_l4
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 KxqJlben
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