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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 5NBc8h7 V
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ,R ]]]7)+
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ]%ikr&78u
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ~\:+y
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。 Y
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（3）clown around 胡闹 JU/K\S2%,
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. :=UeYm
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这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 76mQ$z e
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（4） cook up 虚构 L ?4c8!Q
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. IEjKI"
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ^xu`NE8;
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 "4&HxD8_ih
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. j?[fpN$
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 j}#48{
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. I6 {}S6
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。 Uj1^?d+b
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 o/2\8
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. o5i?|H J
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 6 V*@
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. z,I7 PY& G
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ? R;5ErZ
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 D8 pa Ip
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. H.v`JNs (
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 :&#hjeltt
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（10）for good 永远 Tf21K9+`L
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. NnGQ=$e
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 toX4kmC
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ! |}J{
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. I8
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 vXq=f:y4
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 0$": W
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 !b7]n-1zs
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 {ylc 2 1
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. B. '@~$
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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 V4l`Alr\L
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. gt';_
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ U@ALo
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Ys+Dw-
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. eW1$;.^
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 4) ]g=- 3
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 TEh]-x`
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。 O->i> d
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 u Q vW@Tt
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