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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. )%b 5uZ
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 PC\p>6xT
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. /'zXb_R,$
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。 Kf6 D)B 26
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（3）clown around 胡闹 IEd?-L
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ~xv3R
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 >oN Wf
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（4） cook up 虚构 i8KoJY"
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ]0O3kiVQ
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 YS@T Q?
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Bt#'6::
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. B873UN
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 `e`DSl D>
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 |#{ i7>2U
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. ao0^;
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。 4e? bkC
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 |3~]XN-
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. w ~"%&SNN
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 8GRB6 -.h
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 >$yA
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ?Q$a@)x#
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 V2xvuDHI
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 jse!EtB:
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~g% Ht# <
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 p] N/]2rR
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（10）for good 永远 b#"&]s-
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. l@1=./L ?
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 rC]k'p2x
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 717G
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. n(|n=P:o
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 y"ss<`Cn
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. xt IF)M
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Rry] 6(
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 C@\5%~tW+
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. %rgW}Z 5
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。 BX6 kn/i
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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 8h4]<T
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. {~j/sto-:
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 )''V}Zn.X
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 1Sza%D;3
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 $duT'G, -
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Bd)Cijr
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 _ h1eW9q
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 tJn"$A ^N
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