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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. p.RSH$ ]
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 _[{oK G^u
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. dhmrh5Uf
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（3）clown around 胡闹 PmlQW!gfBi
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. tvR|!N }
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 H5 /w!y@
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（4） cook up 虚构 `XK#sCC
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. =g<Y[Fi2
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 aB)G!Rm&
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. m:5x"o7)ln
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 w(UZmZb}
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 *# ;
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. mExJ--}
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。 R0bWI`$Z
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ]:Sb#=,!&!
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. mJa8;X!r6
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 )!g@MHHL
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 7-2,|(Xg
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 by* v( $
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 $##LSTA
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ;;<[_gp,E
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 "= >8UR
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（10）for good 永远 dZ"d`M>o6
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. V2BsvR`
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 e < -^
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 {z*`*
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 7!('+x(>
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 jU_#-< 'r
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 QI{<q<
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. R\:t
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 4 k y/a1y-
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 am# (ms
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. u%rB]a$ /
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。 A\T9>z^k
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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 _T (MMc
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. .R{+Pz D
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 avEsX_ .
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. &E$:^a4d
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 sZYTpZgW4L
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Mp)|5<%
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。 'QxPQ cU
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 YV" LM 6`
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