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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. V`Ve__5;
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 8D7 = ]
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Q'x Z\t
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. EF1aw2
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。 -wJ/j~ +m+
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（3）clown around 胡闹 F*Lm=^:
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. RS'!>9I
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 1 XsB
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（4） cook up 虚构 E{+V_.tlu
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Q v=F'
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 N6yPu H
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 5H8]N# Y&
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. p V`?=[h9
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 MD`1KC_ m
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 )1f8
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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. C 8 [W
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。 h~|B/.[R:3
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 zq\YZ:JC
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. *UM=EQaYk
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 B"sQ\gb%Q
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 DPIIE2X
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. .[YM0dt
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 .KH3.v/c|
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 c!#DD;<Q
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. rfj>/?8!@
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 lxsBXX Zg
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（10）for good 永远 QAs$fi}f]s
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. xB.h#x>_`
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 u17e
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Z*,Nt6 ;e
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. mWhQds6
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 =/_tQR~
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 } @VdtH
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. M3>c ?,O)J
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ~ti{na4W<
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 )L^GGy8w
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. |#uA(V
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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 kTJz .
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. $A>\I3B
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 VG,O+I'^z
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. %OS}BAh^i
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 T4H/D^X|
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 HP`dfo~j
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。 qHM,#W<
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 qyA%_;ReMY
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