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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots.
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 +9& ulr
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. IFHgD}kp%#
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。 :Map,]]B_
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（3）clown around 胡闹
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 2b vYF ;<r
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 6PVl Z
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（4） cook up 虚构 |qFN~ !
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 476M` gA
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 hNgcE,67q
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 9
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 hU=f?jo/
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. ]7Xs=>"Iw
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。 DY%T` }
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 vErbX3RY2
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. c{ r6a=C
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 p)Av G;
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 K1qY10F:_
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. }1E_G
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ]Y/pSwnV
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 I=Lj_UF4
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ln_EL?V
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（10）for good 永远 {;wK,dU
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Sxx.>gP"61
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ! 7#froh
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 `OF g.R|
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. l"V8n BR`
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 &vGEz*F
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 WHh2fN'A5
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. UBpM8 /U
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 (,Zz&3
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Ib<5u
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. omDi<-
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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 Yqj.z| }Nb
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. mYU dh L ^
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 bU@>1>b6lE
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 1+y6W1 m^R
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ~ P.-3
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 m0q`A5!)
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。 W.7d{
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 hwb(W?*
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