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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. \ e,?r H
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 (F8 AL6
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way.
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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。 (vQ+e
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（3）clown around 胡闹 bGv4.:)
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. U CY2 ]E
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 M !{'ED
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（4） cook up 虚构 m mw- a0
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 6fwY$K\X
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 jO)&KEh
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 +v15[^F
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. l`gTU?<xd
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 f\K#>u*
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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. 8QF`,oXQO
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。 &KqVN]1+^
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ("Dv >&w9
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. )saR0{e0N
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 C6 @t
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 XDLEVSly7
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. TzM=LvA
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 -(;LQDG |
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 59!)j>f
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .JAcPyK^
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 O&$0&dhc
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（10）for good 永远 S,vu]?-8
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 3 "rkko?A
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 v>-Y uS
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 J22r v(
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. } uQ${]&D
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 JTUNb'#RZ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 r!K|E95oj9
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Hed$ytMaGz
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 arj$dA W
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 s4,(26y
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. mJMq{6;
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。 )H+kB<n
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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 6k9Lx C:M
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. kwar}:`
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ~@fR[sg<
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. knSuzq%*
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 9X]f [^
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 )w"0w(
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。 &O tAAE
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 C EqZ:c
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