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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. x2@W,?oP m
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Y2 QX9RN
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 04}" n
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。 )D>= \ Me
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Di>B:=
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. /+g)J0u
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Lcow2 SbH
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（4） cook up 虚构 PH6NU&H
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. au~}s |#
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 \$[;
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ]aqg{XdGt
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 pj/w9j G6
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 SU 80i`
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. dWDM{t\}\
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。 \Zbi`;m?
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 hsE Q6
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. R\^XF8n6/
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 =*Ru 2
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 c$AwJhl^]
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Jh!'" 7
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 o|O|e9m(
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ,'c?^ $J|z
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 iciw 54;4
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（10）for good 永远 lJ$j[Y
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9:1[4o )~
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 X \
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Uk@'[_1z
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 } <KQ +
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 9? L,DThQ
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9Atnnx]n
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 NR|t ~C+
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 l
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. h.WvPZ2U
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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 ObIL w
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. w/UZ6fu
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ J_ y+.p-
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Gr}lr gP S
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ~4'AnoD1w
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 0oiz V;B5%
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 0k Ol,%Ey
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。 "CcdwWM
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 &/-^D/ ot
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