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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. cVSns\QO
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ~N )(|N
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 _6L'}X$)N
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 7}(YCZny5
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。 =r&i`L{]
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（3）clown around 胡闹 !"ydl2
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @}' ?o_/C
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 @k/|%%uP
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（4） cook up 虚构 LwH+X:?i
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. "po;[
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 \#gguq?[
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Q*8 x Bi1
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. e|^. N[W
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 oMNBK/X _
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 GZmfE`
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. +hs: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。 +KIBbXF7
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 q~{O^,4S
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. *]DO3Zw'
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 f^Q) lIv
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 59V8cO+qH
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 &0+Ba[Z ^
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ifmX<'(9 A
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. *#GX~3A
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 H8E#r*"-m
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（10）for good 永远 ?` 2z8uD/
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 7b R[.|T
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 i3>_E <"9
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 w ; :{
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. }G" bD8+
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 A'*#UYn(
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 2=| Ks]<P
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Jb)xzUhES
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 U:|:Y=O?Q
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. (
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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。 On,z # A
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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 Z0M|B v9_
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. " rp P
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ O81'i2M J9
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 EIOP+9zP
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. V} h)e3X
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 HU el
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 I"D}amuv
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。 NFf?~I&mfu
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 6)~7Uf:<v
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