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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 'C]w3Rh'
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ;wn9
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. pY31qhoZ.
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。 L@N %S Sf
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（3）clown around 胡闹 4V@%Y,:ee
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Q:A#4Z
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 nLN0zfhE#
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（4） cook up 虚构 )w7vE\n3
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 3~> -A=
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 @j!,8JQEd
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 CMj =4e
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ,' 8%'xi t
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 roADC?@r
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 lw@Yn>eza
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. 3&hR#;,"X
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。 3=O [Q :8
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ~KK}
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. sxNf"C=-.
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 [D"6&
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ?P
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. wC1pfXa
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 y;b#qUd5a
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 AyE*1 FD
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. .S
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 %2QGbnt_*
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（10）for good 永远 )z [C=
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ,^/Wv!uPE
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ]Lv P)0=
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Nq8ON!<<
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. #(^<qr
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 |AYii-g
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 mskG2mA
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 4.O) /0sU
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 X ZE(& (s
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 b}!
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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. "wcaJ;Os
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。 +~8Lc'0aA
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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 XGa8tI[:X
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. l.}PxZ
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ ,6^ <Vg
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 &^`Wtd~g
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. %\JGDM*m
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ?C|'GkT
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 g[} L
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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。 9z(SOzZn
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 <"3q5ic/Z
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