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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. {%)bxk 6
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 gp$oQh#37;
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 4S`2")V
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. wm%9>m A%
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（3）clown around 胡闹 <=W;z=$!Bb
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. t$ m268m~
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（4） cook up 虚构 `b=?z %LuT
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. )+'FTz` c
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 dq+VW}[EO
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. F.<sKQ&A
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 jjN ]*{s
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 66 NJ&a c
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. %5?qS`/c(
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 oJE ~dY$Q
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 9lbe[w @
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 aKkL0 D
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ,_
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 7D PKKvQ
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. `a2 %U/U
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（10）for good 永远 yxP(|
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. )!M %clm.
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 yE1M+x./
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 :)hS-*P
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Qk 2^p^ T6
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 KKB&)R
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 [*^` rQ
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ntK#7(U'
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 4JV/Ci5
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ?XOl>IO
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. >.'rN>B+
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。 QCjC|T9
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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 6xI9 %YDy
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. )\oLUuL`;
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 -!w({rP
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. + +{,1wY\
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 mIk8hA@B_
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。 l} \q }7\)
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 H$G`e'`OZ
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