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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 2YlH}fnH
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 /?*]lH.
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. R[jEvyD>(
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。 Kr-G {b_Pp
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（3）clown around 胡闹 KzV 2MO-$
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. [{
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（4） cook up 虚构 >V$ Gx>I
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ~}"]&%Q{J
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 {d<;BLA
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. OLC{ iD#
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 SF* n1V3hx
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 x@Hd^xH`
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. .6f%? oo
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。 }"^'% C8EX
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 O1'm@
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. OEx^3z^
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 wU\s ;
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. y|wlq3o
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 cWyW~Ek
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 : GpDg
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. d;mx<i=/
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（10）for good 永远 B= 8Iu5m
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. -#!x|ne
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 YjOs}TD lx
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 l 'DsZ9y@2
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. l>*"mh
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 w }^ I
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 B/~%h |
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. YQJ==C1
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 4lhw3,5
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 w }Uhd ,
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. g<{xC_J
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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 2MZCw^ s>
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. A+hT3;lp
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 @2' Mt}R>
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ZaNQ pH.
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 OO[F E3F
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 A\8}|r(>9E
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。 $!&*xrrNM
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ME'|s aP
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