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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. D%nd7
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 v&'#Gg
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. (S?Y3l |
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。 9O:l0
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（3）clown around 胡闹 (y 7X1Qc)
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 9aY8`B
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 mHHlm<?]
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（4） cook up 虚构 )t"-#$,@
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. IlB8~{p_
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 g+4y^x(X@1
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Hj|&P/jY]*
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ?KOw~-u
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 jT =|!,Pn
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 3,Yr%`/5'
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. Uu5(/vw]
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 r+8D|stS
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 #}FUa u$
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. [GI~ &
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 sqtz^K ROM
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 D,ZLo ~
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. |DJ8
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 +IWH7 qRtp
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 *>KBDFI
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 5C9b*]-#
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 e5>'H!)
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（10）for good 永远 x lS*9>Ij
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. B(++*#T!^m
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 P .m@|w&.K
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 LW T\1#
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Ly+UY.v"
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 _E`+0;O
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Ze eV-
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 0H}tb}4
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 JiaR*3#
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ERV]N:(
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. o+A1-&qhN
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。 W&*&O,c
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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 G/<zd)
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. #BUq;5
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 M}x%'=Pox
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. dA~:L`A|X
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 iVI&
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 05 q760I+
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。 8m ?(* [[
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ! S':G
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