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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. mE=Ur
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 artn _
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 P, xIDj4d
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. p6aR/gFkqv
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。 sH>`eqY
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（3）clown around 胡闹 F v*QcB9K
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ]Ok'C"V(j
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 (S4HU_,88
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（4） cook up 虚构 Nw*F1*v`
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 61b*uoq0w?
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 oHr0;4Lg6
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 IM ncl=1
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. r{ B28'f[
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 w3 kkam"
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. A*vuS Qt(
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 4"H * hKp
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. rd< 43
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ^|=P9'4Th
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 PU[<s r#,
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ^^zj4 }On?
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 *u:,@io7'G
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 97U O H
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Hq+QsplG
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 d3|/&gDBK
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（10）for good 永远 j!y9E~Zz
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. }6BXa
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 IuT)?S7O*k
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 SO.u0!
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. j
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 kG{}; Vm
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 d:w/{m% #
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. gS'7:UH,
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 >~Xe` }'
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 M.6uWwzQR
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. -KV,l
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。 @0s'
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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 6T|Z4f|
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. *oeXmY
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 jdLu\=@z
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. J5H N*Wd
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 6dmb
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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。 J4"A6 `O
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