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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. n@;x!c< +
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 L"iyjL<M
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 X u):.0I
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Pm^N0L9?q
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ?@?a}
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 0f %:OU5Y
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（4） cook up 虚构 8 %j{4$
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Qc;[mxQe
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 L~{Vt~H9"
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 K$cIVsfr
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. g/,Bx!'8p
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 oqba:y ;AR
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 y8vH?^:%<
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. - 1
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。 L"h@`3o|
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ky[Xf -9#
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. .crM!{<Y
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 dB+GTq=6f
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 SMO%sZ ]
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. g0j4<\F2\
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 RzRvu]]8
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 bmVgTm&
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (}X?v`Y^W
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 @xm~T|[7
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（10）for good 永远 -;)SER3Wq4
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ^i+ z_%V
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 !mxh ]x<e
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 |SP.S 0.y
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. bp>ps@zFq
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 As'M3 9*V
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 9LEilmPs
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. to!W={S<ol
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 q 9 brpbg_
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 6G<Hi" I
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. + %#MrNM'
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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 ah/6;,T
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. rZ.a>'T4
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ @CaD8%j{
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 LbV]JP
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 'hlB;z|T
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 k~jKJb-_
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 cUZ! ;*
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。 LD~Jbq
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 dx13vZ 3[U
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