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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. y1bo2 8
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 6=p!`DOd
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. h'"~t#r
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。 hH~GH'dnaE
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（3）clown around 胡闹 s-Qq#T
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. kL e{3>}j
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 6^sH3=#
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（4） cook up 虚构 b6d}<b9#
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 7 qL B 9r
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 NJmyp!8
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. >)edha*W]
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 )S^[b2P]y_
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 <N8z<o4rku
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. F13vc~$Ky
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 }=fls=c/0
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. u,JUMH]@
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 }$` PZUw>
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 }oL
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. VK%
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 J]5ZWo%
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 |& _(I
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department.
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 P-\65]`C
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（10）for good 永远 N6BEl55 &
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. I.- I4F)D
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 S{nBQB<
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 4k)0OQeW6
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. %(B6eiA
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ;umbld0
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 a,eEP43dn
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ;v5Jps2^]
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 vlo!D9zsV3
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ^+}~"nv D
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 6o]j@o8V
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。 _xGC0 f (
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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 ]RxWypA`
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. T/?C_i
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 /0r6/ _5-.
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. +8.1cDEH\
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ~iJ@x;`
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ok{
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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。 ?~X^YxWsY
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 =D
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