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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. /Ox)|) l
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 G]*|H0j
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ;n*J$B
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. "s_Z&
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 kGHC]Fb)
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（3）clown around 胡闹 5
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. MR;X&Up6!
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ) Yj%#
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（4） cook up 虚构 '3;v] L?G
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 2 ZG@!Y|
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 <Ar$v'W=F{
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 1"]P `SY$r
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. `s /?b|,
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 YQ V cECj
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ?[TW<Yx
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 8^ #mvHah
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 DTY<0Q.
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 `X8@/wf#
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. z<n- Gzwk
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 tXq)nfGe{
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 FPv" N'/
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. l(:kfR~AC
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 )=_ycf^MC
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 6|= j+rScv
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. :zp`6l
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 "H+,E_&(
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（10）for good 永远 _\zQ" y|G
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. {fz$Z!8-
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 `W5-.Tv
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 IeTdN_8
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. jw>h k
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 @d& H]5
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 E*CcV;
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. # c Fr
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 TFH&(_b
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 <z0WLw0'z
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 5%i:4sMx
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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。 AW8'RfC.
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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 <kc# thL
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. I/uy>*
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 8r:M*25
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 |>1hu 1
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ;YH[G;aJ
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 G0d&@okbFC
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ' Q 7Y-V
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。 {IM! Wb
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 pIO4,VL;W
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