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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. fydQaxCN D
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 K$
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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. e" p5hpl
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。 y)`q% J&
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（3）clown around 胡闹 \j vS`+
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 3,@|kN<
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ;BEX|w xn
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（4） cook up 虚构 Olq`mlsK
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ">R`S<W
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 /.m}y$@GV
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. %U&ztvR0C
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 StM vz~
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 6IL-S%EGK1
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. Q".p5(<
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 J2$ =H1-
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. I,?!NzB
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 7FP
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 \
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. _jk+$`[9PL
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 +L}R|ihkI
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 9CHn6 v ~)
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. P 6 mDwR
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。
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（10）for good 永远 hm tDw,j
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ! 9=Y(rb
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 >
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 7, :l\t
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. %A; s 3 ]V
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ?B: ],aztf
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess.
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 4{ exv
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Y/34~lhyl
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. } 71 9_DF
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。 R&1 xZFj
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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 U,^jN|v
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 'J#uD|9)
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 FGRG?d4?h
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 5~SBZYI
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 C<iOa)_@Q
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。 SCD;(I~4
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 6T A2
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