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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. a}Z+"D
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 F :og :[
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 01~
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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。 SuXeUiK.[
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（3）clown around 胡闹 x~Dj2 F ]
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. JwQ/A[b
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 =~>g--^U
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（4） cook up 虚构 sYbmL`{
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. SBI *[
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 nS](d2
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 G@txX
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ~@DdN5
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 !t+ 3DMPn
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 7,zE?KG /
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. wYr* ('uT
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。 d( yTz&u)
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 oL~?^`cGZ
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Sm{> 8e}UE
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 2 w6iqLr?
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 )<lQJ#L86a
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. |`xM45
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 RO@=&3s
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 /+1(,S
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. n,d)Wwe_`y
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 mV^~
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（10）for good 永远 BO WOH
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. %/ctt_p0x
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 *` 8JJs0g
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 D^gS.X ^
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. [X91nU z#
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 wh)F&@6 R!
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ,OERDWW|6
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. |Sm/s;&c6
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ]6F\a= J
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 A'.= SA2.Y
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. H~ ^)^6)^T
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。 '4SDAa2f
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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 \VA*3U^ @
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. D *j^f7ab
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ #IJe q0TVB
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（15）give an ear to 听一听
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. xP,b/T #a
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 X`1R &K;z^
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 3)O QgeKU
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。 ',c~8U#q
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 }8PO m#
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