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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. /uK)rG
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 TcR=GR*cJ
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. X7e>Z)l
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。 +2-
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（3）clown around 胡闹 y:qx5M i
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. }$^]dn@
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 :9(3h"
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（4） cook up 虚构 7;^((.]ln
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {?w "hjy
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 MK omq
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 YKc>6)j
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. R78!x*U }
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 V{43 HA10b
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 |a%B| CX
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 5i|s>pD4z1
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 ):/,w!1
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 OWqrD@
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. _~juv&
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Sb p
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 k69kv 9v@J
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ~D*b3K 8X
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 /j11,O?72
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 f(!E!\&n^
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ,g %o
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 w- r_H!-
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（10）for good 永远 y7>iz6 N
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 8B j4 _!g
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 nHnk#SAA u
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 /CH(! \bQ
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 7LG+$LEz
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 %Nl`~Kz9U
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 +a #lofhv
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Gv;;!sZ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Jff 79)f
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Rl1$?l6R f
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ` ovgWv
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 &D]&UQf
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 Jfb Kf~g
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. L1rwIOgq^
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ && &9
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ?<!
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Vz'H M$
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 UkZ\cc}aC/
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 7 %3<~'v[
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。 8qN "3 Et
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ("OAPr\2dw
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