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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. dj4a)p|YN
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 i7rk%q
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. n<@C'\j@
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。 5Vdy:l
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Su[(IMw
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. E$A=*-u
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 @7;}6,)
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（4） cook up 虚构
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. |9BX
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 &OkPO|
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 !aJ6Uf%R
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. G8MLg #
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Zlt, Us`
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 |oePB <N
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. RE-y5.kE^
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 K|Xe)
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 U-$nwji
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. #;+S AoN
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 !w0=&/Y{R
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 'Q=(1a11
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. b/\l\\$-
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 U'~]^F%eyu
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 (/ 9 erfuJ
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. J/,m'wH
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 I >6zX
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（10）for good 永远 W&[-QM8
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 5{IbKj|
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 RSw; b.t7
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 K( ?p]wh
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. kbbHa_;aqV
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 W[e2J&G
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. bweA mSs
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 5d# 73)x$
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 rd24R-6
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 8o).q}>&
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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 fEt BodA)
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ^X"x,8}&V
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 jfam/LL{V
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 6(Ntt
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 _?K,Jc8j.
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。 d6 9dC*>
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Kw:%B|B<T
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