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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 0rL.~2)V
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 J-/w{T8:
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. W0MgY%Qv[
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。 /:] <z6R
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（3）clown around 胡闹 hiibPc?I
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 9<0yz?b':
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Q 3%]
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（4） cook up 虚构 x*:VE57,z
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Wu*
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 x2t&Wpvt
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 r+m.! +
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. &lU\9
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 E pO2%|@
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ]VQd *~ -
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. @:RoY vk$
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。 'm`}XGUBS
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 .'A1Eoo0d
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ]QHp?Ii1
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 SF-E> s!XL
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 vu@.;-2E%
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 3QBzyJW f
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 "~r)_Ko
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. {e|.AD
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 al}J^MJ
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（10）for good 永远 &*" *b\
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 2?
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每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 xE;O =mI
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 2#:p:R8I>
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. m-azd ~r[
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 iii|;v ]+
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ;6``t+]q
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Le ?g ,c
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 q 0F6MAXj
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 . ,z6a
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. u#EcR}=]
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。 p& RC#wYu
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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 TyIjDG6tM
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. F^bY]\- 5
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 K [Dp H&
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. l[:Aq&[o3
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ]Ac}+?
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 v5' `iO0o
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。 :6lv X$
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ecs 0iW-,
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