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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 5 G
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 J8IdQ:4^l
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. P5-1z&9O
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。 0se0AcrW
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（3）clown around 胡闹 {EU?{ #
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ~xfoZiIA}
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 B6 rz
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（4） cook up 虚构 ,6T F]6:
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. mXAGa8##j
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 k%2wo HSu&
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him.
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 2yB)2n#ut
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ygI81\ D
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. ^h L?.xj
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。 F3 uR:)4<M
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 uT1xvXfqP
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. /1D]\k()
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 )\K ;Ncp[
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 {p .D E
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 3QM; K^$
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 w2 %u;D%
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 }enS'Fpf`
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. R;yi 58Be
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（10）for good 永远 uO]^vP]fT
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 7
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 *aem5 E`c
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. skSs|slp
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 x{'3eJ^ 8
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. c
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ,?k0~fuG6
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 y"bSn5B[
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. _U
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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 -9D2 aY_>
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. c>~q2_} W(
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ E8gbm&x*
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 .
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. fCMFPhF
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 A,H |c="
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。 _0GM!Cny
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 m K Ta .
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