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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Fd1 t/B,
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 qlNB\~HCe
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 gb^<6BYUG
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. d5YL =o
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。 VE $Kdo^
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（3）clown around 胡闹 yADX^r(
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. nK8IW3fX9)
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 hWz/PK,
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（4） cook up 虚构 6N#0D2~^
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. qy dRmi
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 U>-GM >
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 p[8H!=`K
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. :#zVF[Y(2
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 O:{N5+HVG
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 W%-`
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. (R|_ 6[zy
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 )4;$;a1
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 "Q.KBX v/
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Nt Dxwzj
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 dsG :DS`q
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 \uyZl2=WWa
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 0PdX>h.t
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 *v:o`{vM[
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 T!2gOe
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 9$WA<1PK+
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 #PGpB5vnaA
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（10）for good 永远 NcyE_T
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. i $g6C
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 BmI'XB3'P
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 b^'>XT~1J&
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 5@nv cCp
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 .)|2^ 'W
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 h @2.D|c)g
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Vwpy/5Hmp
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 n48%Uwa,
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 tL\L4>^7T
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 7Ml OBPh
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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 p1']+4r%
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. N+zR7`AG8
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ y(yB RR
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 reb WXz7
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. !a7 YM4 D
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 _ YcIG OL
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 \y0]BH
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。 G7YBo4v
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 jyFKO[s\X
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