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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. QA.B.U7!
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 ~MO'%'@
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 YFLWkdqAY
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. -MHu BgYJ-
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。 gSu+]N
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（3）clown around 胡闹 8&ZUkDGkJ
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. R]/F{Xs
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ^k^%w/fo
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（4） cook up 虚构 >Z|4/PF
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. G`mC=*M a;
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 VQ<Z`5eV
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 NEZF q?
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Ec0Ee0%A]
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 \I,<G7!0
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 V* fDvr0
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. Dw[w%uz
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。 GFlsI-*`
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 C(iA G
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 7"*-
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 pq-zy6^
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 J;"XRE[%5
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. MkJL9eG
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 N3r{|Bu
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 %
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. #) >>f
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 < 2H 0m
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（10）for good 永远 $j{ynh)^
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. [ Q= ) f
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 s Tv/;*
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 EN J]
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. wqE ]o=
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 P).
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 p$ [*GXR4
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess.
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 +-ieaF
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 *i%!j/QDAP
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 34 8Bu 7':
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。 &R* d/~SU
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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 s o ~p+]
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. f^%v IB ~[
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ % 7
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 fhfdNmtR)I
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. fU)hn
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 mL6/NSSz
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 e|MyA?`
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。 /B1< N}
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 A%+ ~
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