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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 6}!#;@D~
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ojan Bg
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 H*r)Z 90
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 4GX-ma,
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。 oaIi2=Tf
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（3）clown around 胡闹 H["`Mn7j2
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. :0Rx# %u}#
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 E4M@WNPx
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（4） cook up 虚构 ' 2 PF
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. fR(d
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 uc) {+'[
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 *=V~YF:Qb
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. #
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 *Qg _ F6y
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 pu2 tY7J a
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. )mF5Vw"
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。 @}}$zv6l,
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 e?8HgiP-
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. f, 018]|
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 X\bOz [\
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ~T1 XLu
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. M`,) w i
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 uM_wjP
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. @`q:IIgW
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。
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（10）for good 永远 6\g cF fo
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. YQj 2
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 @$[?z9ck"
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 PoG-Rqe
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. XAF+0 x!
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 CxwoBuG=?
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 /`wvx KX
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Y 0d<~*
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 t gI{`jS%
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 L ~lxXTG\
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. >\KNM@'KI
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。 /_I]H
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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 5C o
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. F8jd'OR
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ f4 P8Oz
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 &$`P,i 1)
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. $u]jy0X<Y;
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 vq(0OPj8r[
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 gG<~-8uQ
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 6-$jkto
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 =;Rtdy/Yn%
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