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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 69rVW~Z
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 }p ."7(
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 %K?~$;Z.
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. cj H
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（3）clown around 胡闹 M3 u[E
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 0(0Ep (Vj
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 bQ_i&t\yzB
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（4） cook up 虚构 &a1a gi7M
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. A@&+! sO
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 +Hv%m8'0|
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 awMm&8cIM
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. LvE|K&R|
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 )]rGGNF*
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Jd/ 5Kx
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. MI<hShc \
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 wgfn:LR
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. jhK&Z7;
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ^Fy)
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Fx)] AJ~[t
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. +)Z,%\)Z
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 mN*9X[ >x
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 c]&(h L
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. &V iIxJZ1$
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 V?%>Ex $
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（10）for good 永远 J:p nmZ`X
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. #_4L/LV
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 YIt:_ ][*
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. mn4j#-
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 $ 'HiNP
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. {h|3P/?7
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 5+giT5K*h
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 $Pl>T09d
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 2>?GD@GE
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。 Vs\ )w>JF
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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 ) ` '
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. EtN"K-X
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 !|,=rM9x
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. > aN@)=h}
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 eGtIVY/D
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 6WI_JbT~
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。 @q[-, EA9
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 gO_^{>2
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