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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. o{ |
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ^A;ec
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. y|.dM.9V
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。 -g vS 3`lX
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（3）clown around 胡闹 dn X^ ?
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ZOzyf/? .
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ?Vr~~v"fg8
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（4） cook up 虚构 `udZ =S"/L
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. vf_pEkx*wD
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Z~7}
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 uF i[50
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. rg+3pX \{
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 &sPu 3.p
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 f]^ @z<FC
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. 5 s2/YG=
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。 R v+p4RgA
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 mZ
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. C;!h4l7L
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 kI$p~
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. QmB,~x{j>
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ]G2%VKkr
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. _:;j)J 0
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 d`Em) 3v
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（10）for good 永远 z0&I>PG^
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ]r1 C
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 2$%0~Z5
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 o!t1EPJE*
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. -wV0Nv(V8
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 38q0iAH
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 [ w1"
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. \ 8X8N CM
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 (vf5qF^
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 c'6$`nC
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. F1o"H /:n
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 ?rH=< #@
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 #8jH_bi
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. \OXKK<^$uK
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ }GTy {Y *&
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 /2!"_?<L
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. :WnXoL
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 &U/~*{
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 cM'5 m
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。 =8fZG
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 S$I:rbc
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