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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. } 0%~x,
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 `RriVYc<
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. zt23on2
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。 <691pk X
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（3）clown around 胡闹 R54wNm @
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ohod)8
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ]l~TI8gC
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（4） cook up 虚构 x_yQoae
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. $^ wqoW%t
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 {okx*]PIc
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 , '_y@9?I
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Xc!0'P0T
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Z fQzA}QD
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 lebwGW,!
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ?df*Y5I2
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 @'Y^ A
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 X:c k
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 2(<2Gnp l
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Vh1R!>XY
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 +5>*$L%8T`
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 1%R8q=_
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 n&4 4Acs[
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 _$oN"pj
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. l4:5(1
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 v*&WxP^Gm
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（10）for good 永远 a fOix"
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. :nYnTo`
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 4~bbng
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 pel{ ;r
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. >F zs%]M
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 C }= *%S
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 -{^I T`
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. S>!
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 KTQy pv
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 d [p-zn.
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. rKtr&w7X
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。 dE`a1H%
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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 8~~*/oCoJt
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 9Ez>srH(
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ e)#O -y
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 3t*e|Ih&j5
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 1hz:AUH
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 H;eGBVi
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 tz). ] E
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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。 8c6dTT4
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 4IT`8n~
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