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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. XD $%
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 lgkl? 0!
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. QvG56:M3
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 " 8wf.nZ
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（3）clown around 胡闹 tr6jh=
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 3W7;f!
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 krQ l ^~@
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（4） cook up 虚构 8iMF 8\
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. bx hP jAL
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Fb<n0[m
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ]&Y#) ebs
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 7=7!| UV
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 55 S\&Ad$
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. T-L|Q,-{-
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。 xoqiRtlY:
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ioB|*D<U2
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. q[{:
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 d&}pgb-Md
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. $q Zc!Qc
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ^=eq .(>
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 9
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. !MZ+- dpK
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（10）for good 永远 :7 qqjs
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Auox Z?V
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 [8, PO
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. O0@w(L-
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 NJn &>/vM
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. aQ(`6DQv
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Z} c'Bm(
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. v#RW{kI
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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 /h/6&R0l
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. {F'Az1^I=
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 <A)+|Y"^h6
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Vo #:CB=8
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 jr9&.8%W:v
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Nc{]zWL9
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。 = kd YN 5R
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 q.-y)C) ;
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