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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. qfC9 {gu
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 dp)lHBV
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. )~d2`1zGS
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。 Ze WHSU
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（3）clown around 胡闹 8i-?\VZD
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. TW3:Y\ p
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 wgLS9.
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（4） cook up 虚构 t8GJ;
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. HLYM(Pz
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 =Z#tZ{"
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ,wO5IaV
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. -rH4/Iby
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 <py~( q
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ui9gt"qS`
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. ,)]ZD H
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。 EXa6"D
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 42z9N\ f
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ?N11R? 8
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 7MGc+M(p
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 aE,x>I 7 D
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. /f%u_ 8pV%
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 P] y2W#Rs
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 d_5h6C z4
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~d{E> J77j
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ! \awT
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（10）for good 永远 a$aI%
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. KL5rF,DME
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ~PlwPv Wo
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 [&{"1Z
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. DN ^ln%#
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ;" Ot\:0
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。 pY8+;w
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~Dy0HVE
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. w-\fCp )
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。 nosEo? {
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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 sn Ekei|0
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. D ^ &!
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ `J-"S<c?_
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 n53} 79Uiz
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. aY {.
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 F `u{'w:Hv
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。 n Isi
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 3 ZB;-F5v
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