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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. QS4sSua
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 }3!83~Qbx
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. h7)^$Hd
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。 .DMeW i
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（3）clown around 胡闹 s7A{<>:
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. / QZnN?k
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 3?|Fn8dQR.
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（4） cook up 虚构 ! k)}p_e
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ;XMbjWc
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Q.*qU,4);
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. MRwls@z=
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 <x,u!}5J
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 @F]6[
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. Qx1ZxJz #
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。 cpF\^[D
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Og4 X3QG
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 AU)"L_
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. R] tHd=kf
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 5)+(McJC
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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. E3<jH
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ,B(UkPGT
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（10）for good 永远 };o6|e:2E
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. *]nha1!S
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ,%w_E[2
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. UTGR{>=>
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 nyWA(%N1
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. qL 091P\F
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 {+r
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Q#w ASd.
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. yH#zyO4fD-
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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 ;{
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. QU|{ (c
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 .^>[@w 3
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. dd>|1'-]
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 :{pvA;f
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Dq/[ g,(
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。 {";5n7<<)
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 %H75u 6
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