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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. :QSCky*i
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 \XG18V&
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 #-QQ_
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. kUl:Yj=&
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。 (I?CW~3#
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（3）clown around 胡闹 o'W[v0>
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. x?ajTzMv
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ty8\@l
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（4） cook up 虚构 c8o $WyO
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. }tH$/-qnJE
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 J,8Wo6
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 %N "9'g>
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. a\wpJ|3{=T
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 u 1?1x
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 k5>K/;*9
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. oS b,)k@
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。 9s5PJj "u
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 '`$US;5
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. eBD7 g-
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 oQrkd:
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ,j4 ;:F
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. -Oo7]8
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 G/F0 )M
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 BF*]l8p
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. { r9fKA
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 W_zv"c
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（10）for good 永远 49o5" M(
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. I_Q*uH.Y 5
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ToUeXU
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 =YPvh]][
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. P1f?'i ?J
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 y;N[#hY#CD
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 z 0;+.E!
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. |[k/%
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 A7~~{9
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 3pSkk
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Q\H_ lB
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。 {DPobyvwFk
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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 Wcy N, 5
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. k fF.Ctr1a
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ~E2xIhV
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 [u _-x3`
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. PvzB, 2":
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 #ii,GN~N
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 t]Ey~-Rx
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。 p]d3F^*i
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 fJ[(zjk
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