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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. V5 Gy|X
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 8< J3Xe
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 7'ws: #pC
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 7UUu1"|a|
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ;Q[E>j?w=
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ( v$
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Qz$Wp*
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（4） cook up 虚构 \7e 4t
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. KYq<n& s
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 0;%\L :,O
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Z`n "}{
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Yfy";C7X
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 QHtN_Q_F
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 {
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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. @[Wf!8_
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。
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 $-(lp0\*
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out.
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 YI]/gWeu
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 |{rhks~
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 9MbF:
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Hdjp^O !
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. \JP9lJ3<
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 -tp3qi
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（10）for good 永远 YDgG2hT/2
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 2Ic)]6z
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 CYM>4C~>JW
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 _&]Gw, ~/i
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ;h#Q!M&e#
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 dx.J v/Mb
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 aED73:b
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ho!qXS
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 TnuA uui*
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 52r\Q}v$
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. j
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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。 4U N|`'c
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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 &0+Ba[Z ^
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. gGs"i]c
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 _#
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. %xC}#RDf
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 6f+@@=Xc
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 >B.KI}dE
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。 )?( _vrc<
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 <4I `|D3@
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