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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. n0 {i&[I~+
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ~rKrpb]ow
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. I; |B.j
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。 s Y Qk
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（3）clown around 胡闹 lT?v^\(H
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. x~~|.C ,
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 8qTys 8
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（4） cook up 虚构 s} ;{ZAtE
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ?Ep [M:,q
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 D=Gtq6jd
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ]neex|3lG
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Qn.om=KDs@
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 2 r?G6D|
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. K7:)nv
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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。 -;m0R
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 l<LI7Z]A
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. AJ`h9 %B
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ;:g@zA V
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 06Sc eq
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. v%z=ysA
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 NP3 y+s
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 [D4SW#
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. }rw8PZ9
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（10）for good 永远 k fY}S
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. DU/]
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 <)c)%'v
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ~KX/
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. q ^N7 I@Y
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 'XjZ_ng
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 P* BmHz4KL
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. )lqAD+9Q
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 #a,PZDaE
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 9 -a0 :bP
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. '$(^W@ M#6
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。 E]n&=\
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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 !``,gExH
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. u^I|T.w<r6
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 )g%d:xI
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. $Sip$\+*
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Vv=. -&'
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 SRDp*
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。 ~P **O~
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 #r\4sVg
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