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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. t+Hx&_pMj
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 6T{SRN{
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. xzTF| Z\
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。 2q* aq%
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（3）clown around 胡闹 P0XVR_TJf
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. }uk]1M2=
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 xEvm>BZi
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（4） cook up 虚构 X3, + aL`
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. .q9wyVi7GI
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 >PMLjXK
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 _=;lt O
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 'or8CGr^p
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 It3.
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 *;y n_zg
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. 3WQ"3^G
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。 ;(,1p i7|
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Y]>Qu f.!
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. j: /cJt
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 S2 * ER
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Kk_h&by?
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. BbdJR]N/!h
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 aj)?P
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 8Q Nd t
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. CiSl 0
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 b &1-tYV
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（10）for good 永远 yL>wCD,L
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. T11;L SD
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 lSk<euCYs
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 )Mj
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 2>bV+[@B
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ~8
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 p&#*
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. U
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 j |tu|Q
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 IAJYD/Y&?
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ax)j$
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。 :<$IGzw}.
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 t9 Nu4yl
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. r
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你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ 8{GRrwQ>
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 0y3< Ho,+$
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 3koXM_4_{)
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 F|DKp[<]8
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 @}e'(ju%R
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。 9A4h?/
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 $.z~bmH"D
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