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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ^`tk/#h\9F
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Z+NF(d
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 W0Ktw6
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 9Hu
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Tak t_N
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. N5m'To]
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 (V R" Mi4
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（4） cook up 虚构 ovo/!Y J2
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. CK2 B
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 y>$1 UwQ
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 +fM&su=wl
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. S"zk!2@C
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 x5oOF7#5
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 K]X` sH:
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. yk<VlS
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。 ^ pj>9%
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 /?Vdqci
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. b6|Z"{TI
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 _ m Xs4
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. %4,xx'`
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 e8oK n&
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 >:2} V]/ ;
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. $0#6"urG
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（10）for good 永远 |=O1Hn
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. R"Kz!NTB
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 L x.jrF|&
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 lkb2?2\+
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. _%{ 0?|=
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 %%&e"&7HE
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 B52yaG8C
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. )B ;M
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 fz3lR2~G
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 +i. u< T
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. DVh) w}v
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。 <4c%Q)
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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 qp>N^)>
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 4d`+CD C
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ +"8}R~`!
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 C',6%6P
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. [/cIUQ
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 .xl.P7@JJ
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 |c0 ,
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。 *g_w I%l
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 26.)U r<F
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