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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 5H+k_U
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Q=E@i9c9
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. s~
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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。 %%6 ('wi
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（3）clown around 胡闹 )/"7$2Aoy
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. &F_rg,q&_
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 x[UO1% _o-
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（4） cook up 虚构 Kdu\`c-lB
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ,rQ)TT
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 x-&v|w '
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 a}fClI-u
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Yj6p19
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 OPW"AB J
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 _~Vz+nT
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. CDj Dhs
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 e"#D ){k#
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ~aAJn IO
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Y,b tL'[W
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 f<Tz#w&6W
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 o '/C$E4W
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ;bZ*6-\!-
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 od*Z$Hb>'
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 uz3pc;0LPY
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. xY2_*#{.
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ROS"VV<
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（10）for good 永远 [P=[ h j;
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. g )qnjeSs]
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ^85n9a?8
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ApYud?0b
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 6 L9[U^`@
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Tw; qY
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. WwtE=od
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 D"4&9"C U
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 +'KE T,
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. C_cs(}wi
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 7'i#!5
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 6\fMzm
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ikN!ut
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ~+ s*\~
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 l@r wf$ -
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 \UqS -j|
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。 fTV|? :C{
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 aq+IC@O
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