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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ZffK] ;D
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 =:mD)oX*
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 *^ncb,1+i
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. &(-+?*A`E
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（3）clown around 胡闹 zn&NLsA
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. qYZX,
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（4） cook up 虚构 Jj_E/c"
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. i,M<}e1
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 !.H< dQS
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ,95Nj h
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. =K~<& l8
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 BZ<Q.:)
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 NMM0'tY~
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. w0 x, ~
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。 _n@#Lufx
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 i5w
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. XLz>h(w=
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ihBlP\C
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 h)7{Cj
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ;'NB6[x
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 %fnL
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 (e S4$$g
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. v1<3y~'f
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 M%5qx,JQY
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（10）for good 永远 R2yiExw<
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ( e6JI]tz{
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 TZT i:\nS
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 uV`r_P
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. m!SxX&m"G
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 @v\Osp t=
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 x
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ,<0R'R
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 XT>
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 =<MSM\Rb
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. n |sP0,$N1
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 EE(1;] d-
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 WM$}1 :O
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. -61{ MMiA
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 b(+M/O>I
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. "bZ%1)+
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 109dB$+$
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 9`VgD<?v
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。 fT.18{'>
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 E58fY|9
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