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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. )H>?K0I
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 i'QR -B&Z
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. .iC!Ttr
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。 N/!( `Z,
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（3）clown around 胡闹 :jf/$]p
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Zsn@O2
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 |ms .
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（4） cook up 虚构 G J{XlH
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. I&6M{,rnM
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 r;9 V7C
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Q!!u=}GYK
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. %a?\y_a=b
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 n) j0h-
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 p/qu4[Mm
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. xi<yB0MoA
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 (! PsK:wc
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 sU+8' &vBp
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. z1^3~U$}
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ([dwZ6$/J
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 AQ?; UDqU
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. nMJ ( tQ
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 f5Hv![x
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 5\EnD, y
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. R, s}<N$
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（10）for good 永远 6V"u ovN2
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. T/.U Mw
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 O ^!Bc}$
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ~.4y* &
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. w~ q ]&
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 0 CvGpM,
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 |~ytAyw
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. dC;&X
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ts%
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 m] yUcj{F
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. .^ 2.h
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。 ZXN `8!]&
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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 ^s#+`Y05/
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. BNF*1JO
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ACy}w?D<
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. >9mj/P D
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ]im VIu
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 jhPbh5E
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。 3d]~e
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 +!W:gA
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