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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. +\D?H.P
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 VNggDKS~K
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. :enmMB#%
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。 _?m%i]~o
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（3）clown around 胡闹 '*d);{D8
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. C HGV1X,
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 xlHC?d0}
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ]ysEj3
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 oBpoZ @[Z
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. I `I+7~t
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 i| /EA7
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 "I
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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. vi8)U]6
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。 HuRq0/"
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 / t $J<bU
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ch -.+p3
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 49Y_ze6L}
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 PSR21;
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. B{dR/q3;@
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 fEgwQ-]
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 4],*y`& g
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 6 $*\%
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 = VFPZ
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（10）for good 永远 gd=gc<z YP
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. a}#8n^2
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 V!XT=Ou?6
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 qHtonJc
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. x<lY&KQ0
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ))xyaYIZkk
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 6|HxBC#4
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 5p]Cwj<u
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 wiE'6CM
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 tUXly|k
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ZaKT~f%%z
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。 NAnccB 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 F caO -
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. B*c@w~E
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 y2=`NG=
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. s(u,m tG
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 !STa}wl
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 u}~j NV
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。 E{B8+T:3
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 O_bgrX g6x
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