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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ul_E{v
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 'W9[ Vm
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. _\IA[-C+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。 sd+_NtH
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（3）clown around 胡闹 E83$(6z
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ?1r;6
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 T} ?b,hNl$
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（4） cook up 虚构 sF :pwI5^
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. v~AshmP
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 r IB./,
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. $;=^|I4E
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 on8$Kc
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 F
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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.
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 \rh+\9(
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 6||% T$_;}
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 C[TjcHoA
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 80%"2kG
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Cz 5U
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 hEo$Jz`
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ]==7P;_-
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 p; , V
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（10）for good 永远 6IK> v*<
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. .i )K#82
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 U3]/ NV*
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ;^E\zs
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. U74L:&y LI
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 < x<qO=lq
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. J<"Z6 '0v
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 sng 6U;Z
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 46l *u i_
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. $u,A/7\s
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 )2d1@]6#
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. :ba 4E[@
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ AGwdM-$iT
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 P^q!Pye
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. pox; NdX7
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Wo9=c YC)
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 uJ1oo| sn
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。 nWf8r8
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 4Rp[>}L
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