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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. eYQq@lrWv
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ^8,Y1r9`$
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. \DP*?D_}?
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。 @yBg)1AL
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（3）clown around 胡闹 .'zXO
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. '$5.{o`s*1
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 B{\cV-X$0
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（4） cook up 虚构 ~$#"'Tl4J
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class.
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 2OXcP!\Y
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 W/(D"[:l%
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. <kQ
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 4!'1o`8vs
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ~9& #7f U
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:#e%]qz9
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。 9H@I<`qGC
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 jo 75M Sj
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Nm {\?
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 oCE=!75
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 :]EAlaB4Q
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. _[zZm*
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 p.{M s n
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 + .Pv:7gh
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. "7 v/ -
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（10）for good 永远 hf6=`M}>i
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. U(lcQC`$
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ?LJDBN
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 VMry$
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. cE{hy 7cH
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 m5!~PG:_
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 K gN=b
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ]Gk;n/!
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 @J`o
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 1&zvf4
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. !Zo we*`
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。 :O`7kZ]=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 4(
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. KpHt(>NR
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ,g69 ?w
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. $8/=@E{51
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 * QKxrg
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 8Zj=: ;
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。 W''%{A/'
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 vY 0EffZ
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