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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. >dyhox2*"
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 8W;xi:CC
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 AfUZO^<
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. \QliHm!
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。 8^8>qSD1
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（3）clown around 胡闹 kkT3 wP
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. s fyBw
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 qZXyi'(d
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（4） cook up 虚构 "\4]X"3<+
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. d [) _sa
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 xIM8
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 IY V-*/
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. JOJh,8C) 6
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 qe[
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ]}p2 Tp;1
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. RV(
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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。 %I_&Ehu
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 "fRlEO[9
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ^CfM|L8>
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 TP~(
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 1a5?)D
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. U&,r4>V@h>
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 6
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ?6 8$3;
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. wD B)&b
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 /z/ hUa
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（10）for good 永远 \nC5 ,Rz
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 4\&H?: c.
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ? UxG/]",
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 3?.6K0L
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ^Yf3"D?&
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 w/qQ(] n8
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 yEE|e&#>
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. $eK8GMxZ#
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 nsZDZ/jx
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 W3Fy mCI
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. qRgK_/[]
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 2dv|6p
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. U#8 \#jo
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ D9}d]9]$
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 bs:C1j\&
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. %2^['8t#NH
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Bx\# `Y
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 d 8xk&za
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。 A28ZSL
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 r$b:1 C~
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