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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. L%}k.)yev
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 (,
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. CH[U.LJQ-O
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。 =J&vr
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（3）clown around 胡闹 :3pJGMv(
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around.
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. RSC^R}a5
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 NGc d
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 P$ZIKkf
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. !K-lO{Z^
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 wmAZ {
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 4{=zO(>
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. l\x cR]O
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Q1yMI8
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. AE?M Eag
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 2#1"(m{
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 2$ ?bLvk
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ebK/cPa8
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 s!(O7Ub
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 I
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. W=:4I[a6Q
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 )c!7V )z
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（10）for good 永远 q M=
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. y (@j;Q3(r
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ySAkj-< /P
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 @SeInew;`l
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. oS6dcJHf
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 B( r~Nvc
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 9'nM$ a
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. N3dS%F,_
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 2[!#Xf
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Z>h S&B
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. :/UO3 c(
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。 ko<u0SjF)u
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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 omz%:'m`~
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. j3>0oe!
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 `W>cA64 o
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. z ntvKOIh
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 E)w6ZwV
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 a7$-gW"Z(,
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。 (zbV-4C
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ^u2unZ9BK!
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