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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. , 9|%
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 , p1 (0i
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 .`Z{ptt>
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. k }ps-w6:
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。 }yx{13:[
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（3）clown around 胡闹 <Ml,H%F
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. T_Z@uZom.
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 _I~TpH^1K
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（4） cook up 虚构 ;DC0LJ
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. au"HIyi?k
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 "c!s\iuBU
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ^Q!:0D*
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. +n,8o:fU:
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ~Zl` Ap
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Ez?vJD d
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. :FG}k Y
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。 T~"tex]
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 HZ 8
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. UgJlXB|a%2
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ~(aq3ngo.
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 &M>S$+I
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. e7,iO#@:m
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Redp'rXT<h
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 FAM`+QtNw
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 7S]
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（10）for good 永远 <$?: |
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. C| Mh<,~ E
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 +V2a| uvEc
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 LvWU
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. GZZLX19s q
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 |]GEJUWtCd
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 #> CN,ei Z
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 6\5U%~78
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 > 7;JZuVo
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Lj~lfO
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. .&sguAyG
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。 E*(Q'p9C
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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 \W=
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. LrPD pTd
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 T&R `s+7
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. s{s0#g
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 AP@xZ%;K
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 c'G\AbUVjE
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。 nn=JM7e\9
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 :+R5"my
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