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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. iczs8g j*
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 M 3)v-"
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 'wegipK~R
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（3）clown around 胡闹 KhLg*EL
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Mi_[9ku>%
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 9#s,K! !3{
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（4） cook up 虚构 5ZZd.9ZgM
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. l85O-g}M
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 gt#MeU
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Cq
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ]w 5ji
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 U<1}I.hDJ
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. +'!h-x1y~
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。 :17ee
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. S6= \r{V
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 zUvB0\{q
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 5R$=^gE
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. :Fw *r|
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 -Mit$mFn
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 7)g;Wd+H
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Iwnj'R7 :
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 wOD/Z8
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（10）for good 永远 PEMxoe<+
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. g-4gI\
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 4;B= Qoxe
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 1uKD&k%q
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. = ?y^O0v
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 g{rt ^B
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Ubn
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. @G^j8Nl+J}
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 H@VBP
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 &Z;Eu'ia
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. EU`'
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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。 \"<GL;
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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 (!^N~ =e ;
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. (gs`=H*d;
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Y/QK+UMW*
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers.
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 &utS\-;G
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 1\"BvFE*E~
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。 s >[vT?
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 !XG/,)A
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