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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. [aK7v{Wu
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 _m+64qG_8'
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 y~cDWD <h
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. w/`I2uYu
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。 nz=X/J6
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（3）clown around 胡闹 xgi/,Nk '
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. g`}+K U
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 7;UUS1
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（4） cook up 虚构 q DQ$Zq[
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. <L1;aNN
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 HW)4#nLhh
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 XkWO -L
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. " Yo.]P U
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 i 9NUv3#
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 [HKTXF{n
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 5s >UM@})
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 |g3 a1El
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 yX}riXe
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. cI9} YSk
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 R).?lnS
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 *LTFDC
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 5$,dpLbL
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 t,*hxzD"
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 6]=R#d 7U
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ohFUy}y
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（10）for good 永远 ,;aELhMZ
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. *CHLs^)
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 kx J! #%w
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 JmJ8s hq
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. >a@c5
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Y <'T;@
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ]V,wIy C
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9o|=n'o
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 _S4 3_hW
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 lKo07s6u
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 1}A1P&2>
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。 ?U~9d"2=
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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 `'Fz :i
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. y$=$Yc&Ub
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 /Ulv/Thl
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. kW"6Gc&HUN
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 $9pFRQC'q
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。 n>d@}hyv
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 K3QE>@']
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