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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. i'Vrx(y3
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 t(3<w) r2
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. dH4wyd`
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。 xXG-yh
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（3）clown around 胡闹 U$CAA5HV]
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 7/*Q?ic
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 [@ExR*
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（4） cook up 虚构 1=LI))nV
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. TAfLC)
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 E ]eVoC
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ,G2]3
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ^R\et.W`s
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 !OwRx5
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 R.n:W;^`
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. EC[2rROn\
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 2c?-_OCy;
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 y&8' V \
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Rou$`<{H
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 .iK{=L/(y
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. QLNQE 6-
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 DRS68 ^
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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. fq*. 4s
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（10）for good 永远 RU}
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. k-5Enbkr
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 0*?/s\>PS;
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 02g!mJW>}y
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. osKM3}Sb
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 =#WoeWFW *
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Gb)!]:8
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. US8pT|/
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 M4h zf
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 p3?!}VM!y
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. q5X \wz2N
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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 Y\e,#y
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ]Z/<H P$#
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 &(H;Bin'
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. B> kx$_~
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 =,Y i" E
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 4F_*,_Y
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。 5|l&` fv`
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 |7@[+
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