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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. z3L PR:& Z
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 HKw 4}FC*
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. /h R]aw
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。 Mc^7FWkw
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（3）clown around 胡闹 f_Bf}2Eedj
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. DMW:%h{
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 (fb\A6
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（4） cook up 虚构 W4Q]< <6&
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ogbd t1
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 be@uHikp;v
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 <-aI%'?*
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. TnAX;+u
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 _ @76eZd
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 5nb6k,+E
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. 6[7k}9`alz
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。 IQv>{h}
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 - mXr6R?
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. {m GWMv
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 n/D]r
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 z|H>jit+
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. N Q=YTRU
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Dw,f~D$+ic
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 E+ 20->
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. rNp#5[e
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（10）for good 永远 2 wvDC@
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. eQj/)@B:V
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ?yK\L-ad
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ]aL}&GlHt
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 $vz %
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Z Z7U^#RT
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. d5hE!=
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 s ~G{-)*
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 4y.[tk5
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. "<#:\6aym
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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
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. BZ9iy~
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 yj zNU5F
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Xi.?9J`@
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 2O/_hv.
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ,pz C J@5
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。 Hc9pWr "N
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 t;3.;
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