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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 9Lfv^V0
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 o,3a4nH;
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. sFTy(A/
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。 eKqk= (
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（3）clown around 胡闹 _t}WsEQ+P
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 5QO9Q]I#_\
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 hwNf~3eJk
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（4） cook up 虚构 {T ~#?v(
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. J!7MZL b
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 $]2vvr
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ?#Q #u|~
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ib 791
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 t5IEQ2
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 qA 5r
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. L\z~uo3:
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 Yk Qd
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Tkgs] q79
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. @49 S`
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 6Sn .I1Wy
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Tc3y S(aq
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. )IZ~G\Ra'
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 0NX,QD
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 I4?5K@a
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. t}tEvh
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Y% 5eZ=z
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（10）for good 永远 T: W4$P
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. r1RM
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 cq4I pe
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 :tv,]05t
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Xh;#
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 R@k&SlL'`
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Alw3\_X
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. cDH^\-z
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 l0A&9g*l2
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 UFb )AnK
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Ck7uJI<x
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。 !f &g-V
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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 P3 ^Y"Pv?
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Wbq WG^W
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ fMyti$1~
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 F6 flIG&h
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. M?uC%x+S$_
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 (,Df^4%7
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Jz
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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。 )
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 |64~ K\X
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