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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. l P$r
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 N`<4:v[P
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. $TA 6S+
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（3）clown around 胡闹 q]N?@l]
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. RJRq` T|m
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。
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（4） cook up 虚构 \7t5U7v8U
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. -4?xwz9o$7
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Ac[|MBaF
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. "s>fV9YyZ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 %|*nmIPq(
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 XJmFJafQD
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. r}oURy,5
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 MjQ[^%lfL
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. N4a`8dS|
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 H ~[LJ5x
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. `! nJS|
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 9U|<q
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 msc 1^2
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. OB?S kR
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（10）for good 永远 b8N[. "~:
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ).NcLJ w_
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 "Y G\
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ]~ !X iCqu
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. *?_qE
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 `E} p77
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ; .ysCF
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 6kt]`H`cfJ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 \}$*}gW[}
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Y& vHOA
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. jDlA <1
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。 T[0V%Br{d+
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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 /[a |DUoHO
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. cT-K@dg
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 6IEUJ-M Z
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ycgfZ 3K
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 L]k*QIn:h
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 CN.6E<9'kK
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。 7$(_j<o`
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 aGPqh,<QD
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