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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 1X!f!0=g+
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 +( h6{e%)
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. I vl^,{4
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。 LP m# 3U
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（3）clown around 胡闹 l]58P
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Z+h7 0,|
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ja,L)b :
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（4） cook up 虚构 P20]>Hg
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. zN8V~M;
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 AN:RY/ %Wo
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 >I 66R;
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. pg& ]F
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ]Buk9LT e
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 /cg]wG!n8
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. GYb2m"a)
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。 ~|B!. +
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 glKs8^ W
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 3
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ??e#E[bI
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. OTtanJ?
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 p7=^m>Z6
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. p ra-8z-
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（10）for good 永远 Fi3(glg d-
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ht74h
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 d&R \7)0
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 g]#zWTw(
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 8w x#,Xa
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Y*X6lo
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 [\%t<aa
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. &#b>AAx$2Y
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 <~8f0+"
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 {arjW3~M:
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. o-i.'L)X
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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 YrcC "
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. =z /mI y<
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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. E|A_|FS&%
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 >_% g8T'
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。 1sJJ"dC.w
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Dlsa(
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