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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. B?'#4J
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 =;2%a (
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Y]/% t{Y
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ,
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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。 }bdmomV
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（3）clown around 胡闹
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. l5Gq|!2yxD
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 P<X\%_Iat
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（4） cook up 虚构 G9 xmmc
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. :6vm+5!
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 4^WpS/#4
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 m Oy^vMa
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ^c^#dpn
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Fcd3H$Na;
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 IC1NKn <k
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. @~!wDDS
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 8FKXSqhVM
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 zNxW'?0Z?
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. c:<005\ Bg
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 WST8SEzJ
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 {`LU+
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. M>~D rul
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 `$,GzS (
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 LBM ^9W
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. :.Jf0
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 +av@$}
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（10）for good 永远 _+K_5IO4
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. >7I15U
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 1 *'HL#
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 +
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 'ig&$fz b
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 @k,z:~[C=
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 wy0tgy(' |
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. gl\\+VyU
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 /?@3.3sl_
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 uE%r/:!k4$
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ([SU:F!uW(
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。 }001K
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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 L ^q""[
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. =G7m)!
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ cq}EZ@ .
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 .
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. xF;kT BRi
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 _ P0T)-X\(
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 7
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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。 sH{4Y-J
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 j (m.$:
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