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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. @| r*yi
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 Rh ,*tS
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 :fo%)_Jc!
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Av7bp[OD
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。 e>Is$+[` 7
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（3）clown around 胡闹 WCU[]A
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Wrt3p-N"D
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Y pXUYNy
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（4） cook up 虚构 Gv3a<Knn4
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ^- mz!{
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 X8F _Mb*
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 X,^J3 Ek>O
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. v?5Xx{ym
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 qH$G_R#)8B
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 q4Qm: |-
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. )k=8.j4
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。 Cd]d[{NJ ;
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ,Rz,[KI|
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. iiKFV>;t/
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 (lT
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 bvs0y7M='
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. cKdy)T%;
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ~cQP4
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 7[^:[OEE
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. qFt%{~a
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 @UE0. R<
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（10）for good 永远 t k2B\}6
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. =^O8 4Cp 6
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 @D Qg1| m
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ngn%"xYX
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. qqLmjDv
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ok2$ p
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 (Sv 7^}j
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. !G Z2|~f9
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 _hK 7hvM>
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 + .mIC:9
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. !nC Z,
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。 B$_F)2%m;
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 DTI+VY .W^
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ,b KA]#(2
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ :$j!e#?=
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 I?Hj,lN
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. (SU*fD!t
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ?9
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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。 (/Hq8o-Fw
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 M
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