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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. H$WD7/?j
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 hPz=Ec<zW
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. xgkC N$zQ`
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。 y* sVim x
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（3）clown around 胡闹 b|Ge#o
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. sk 8DW
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 $")Gd@ aR
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（4） cook up 虚构 $]};EI#
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. SKNHLE}
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 x_<#28H!
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. $vO<v<I'Gb
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 #m<uG5l`
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 )jUPMIo
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. [ ypE[
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 &XI9%h9|
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 X|!@%wuGC
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. _s0)Dl6K
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 (
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ZQ` 4'|"
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. r
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 HRbv%
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. _!,2"dS
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 XHKLl?-
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（10）for good 永远 iumwhb
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ? -3G5yy
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 rB]2qk`/'
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 f9Xa}*
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. . bUmT !
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 @mg5vt!$`
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 2g5 4<G*e
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 .+?]"1>]
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 >f^kp8`3{Y
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. H l(W'>*oL
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。 *w ^! \
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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 reYIF*
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. hMS:t(N{
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ !@ P{s'<:
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ?G!p4u?C
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. u-jc8W`Zd
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 AE Wr rE
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 9+<A7PM1T
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。 ABp8PD
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 !h }Vz
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