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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. "*0
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 A!J5Wz>Q5
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. oGM.{\i
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。 #GF1MFkoS
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（3）clown around 胡闹 JG_7G=~
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ()?)Ybqss
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 pv T!6+
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（4） cook up 虚构 J +zqu
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. iqU}t2vFrj
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 IFgF5VG6g
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 +b XZE
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. p)oW'#@a
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 OjCT%6hy;
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 YmwVa
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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. _EY :vv
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。 H(AYtnvB
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 H [v~
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Cn"N5(i
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 d+^;kse
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. YZk& 'w
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 rf~Ss<
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 _CZ* z
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. U*b SM8)L*
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 HDaec`j
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（10）for good 永远 c.~|)^OXXO
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. J+T Ym%A;-
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Qknd ^%
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 +Lyh F2
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. B|Omz:c
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 e7;]+pN]J
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 giTlXz3D9
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ABSeX
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 A=])pYE1
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 QdRMp
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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. JDP#t A3
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。 0I
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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 Ky DBCC Ov
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. F 6Ol5
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 |amEuKJ
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 2c~^|@
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ux }DWrR
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 UX0tI0.tg
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。 Vlf@T
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 6nDx;x&Q
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