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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. lnXb]tm;
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 pt"yJtM'P
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 yM dAe >@
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 6usy0g
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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。 lq4vX^S
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（3）clown around 胡闹 6$]p;}#
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ?dWfupO{
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。
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（4） cook up 虚构 %?o@YwBo^E
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. $_2S,3 }
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ?, d brQ
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 RVlAWw(
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. |FF"vRi8a7
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 l7rGz2:?
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 (-V=&F_
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. "8p fLI
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 D.e4S6\&
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 F TB@7 0
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. w(lxq:>"
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 pq
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Yl65|=n e
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Bld%d:i
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 b4_"dg~gK
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 \ 2Jr( ?U
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (h"Yw
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 oXC ZpS
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（10）for good 永远 %-z AV*>
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 8vN} v3HV&
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 9*?H/iN@p?
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 0baq696<F
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. aL wd#/!
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Dxc`K?M
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 \O]1QM94Y
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. nN|zEw]
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ? WD|a(
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Jm%hb ,
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ^1&xt(G
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 .x$!Rc}
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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 $,vZX u|Qw
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. {H$F!}a
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 #}^ kMD >
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Y( >]7
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 3I)!.N[m
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 mp_(ke
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。 |"[[.Adw9"
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 5 =Os
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