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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. i%0Ml:Y
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 qI"@ PI!s
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Jpws1~
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。 sL
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（3）clown around 胡闹 k| nv[xY0
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. c ++tk4
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 .QzHHW4&0
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（4） cook up 虚构 6<R!` N 6
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 7\K=8G
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 p^A9iieHp=
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 4r5?C;g
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 zN {'@B
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Y+ syc dq
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. c63 DuHA*C
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Qhsh{muw(
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Y: oL
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 CbA!
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ">*PH}b
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. vz*QzVk1
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 iXMs*G cK
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 G0|j 3y9$
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. try'%0 }>
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（10）for good 永远 } O8|_d
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 1p<m>s=D=e
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 S.aSNH<
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 3@*J=LGhKc
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ^i2W=A'P
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 J84Q|E
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. %%}U
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 %vDN{%h8
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 f+j\,L J
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. &aqF ||v%)
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。 D|@*HX@_Xp
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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 r1yz ?Y_P
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. \L-o>O
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 #!l\.:h%
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. V<Q''% k
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 j]#q q]c
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。 :[|4Zn
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 D |kdk;Xv
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