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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. WKB PqfC
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 N&S :=x:$S
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 3w {4G<I
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 &4"(bZ:LO
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（3）clown around 胡闹 nP'ab_>b
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. <3 HW!7Ad1
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 `;*=2M<c
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（4） cook up 虚构 { FQ
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. oX3Q9)
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 `Lm
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 4OCz:t
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. LLgN%! &
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ,0<|&D
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 z2!NBOv
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ,a$LT
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。 &[S)zR=?
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Z i7(lG
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out.
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人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 "5XD+qi
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 :+]6SC0ql
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. `U p< ;
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 E'[pNU*"x-
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. =h&DW5QC
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（10）for good 永远 X~GZI*P
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. &xH>U*c
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ]N1$ioC#
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. +t.T+`
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 L=Dx$#|
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. MrOW&7
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 .&r]
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 7jts;H=
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. An]*J|nFIY
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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 c ty~dzX^
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ?H*_:?=6
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. !3yR?Xem}
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 _?q\tyf3
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。 ?A62VV51CN
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 (CZRX 9TT1
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