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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. b5g^{bzwu
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 HV `u#hZ7C
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. % /zHL?RqJ
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。 G%gdI3h1Z
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（3）clown around 胡闹 yzpa \[^
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 3>(~5
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 M/V"Ke"N
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（4） cook up 虚构 Q9y|1Wg1W
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. *QW.#y>"j
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 e7 G>'K
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 h< m>S,@g
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. :%Z)u:~':
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 9F,XjPK=
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 FIn )O-<
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. $.DD^ "9
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。 RW>F %P
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 )P1N X"A
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. iv dPF dJ
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 }J 5iY0
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ICo Z<;p
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. L%9yFg%u
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 a vS 9 "e
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 UL7%6v{'*
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. #tPy0Q H
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（10）for good 永远 VyU!r*
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. r'}#usB(
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 \@2sI
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 /9y'UKl7[
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. QL(}k)dB
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 `).;W
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 >fR#U"KPAB
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. b= Sl`&A
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 mR{ %f?B
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 '9wD +'c=A
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. s|!b: Ms`
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。 >|T?87
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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 /=OSGIJzm
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. b!37:V\#}
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 r52,f%nlm
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ,T O&KO1;&
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 $0iN43WSQ
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ZoC?9=k
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。 ; Wr,VU]
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 UE\ @ 7
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