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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. HbA kZP
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Sf7\ ;^
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Z}l3l`h!
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. p@5`& Em,
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。 tlqiXh<
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（3）clown around 胡闹 jWl)cC
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 5$&%r e!{Z
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Id|L`
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. dA0.v+Foz"
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 27"%"P. 1
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. |J} Mgb-4
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 V'T ,4
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 `[)YEg s
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. FCuB\ Q
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。 r{ef .^&:
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 s6zNV4
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. MLWM &cFG
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 !Kj,9NX{U
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 mfo1+owT
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. i Ae<&Ms
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 A"D ,Kg
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .0rh y2
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（10）for good 永远 yA(K=?sq
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. okv 1K
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ~UjGSO)z}
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ";Rtiiu
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 dW~*e2nq
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. !\L/[:n
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Yvjc1
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 $K'|0
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Ve! fU
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 Y + \%
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. H4!+q:<
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 15o?{=b[
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. s)2fG\1
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 QtqfG{
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 &0(
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 r~n sN*t
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 !i%"7tQ3$
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