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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. p=mCK@
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 y V 9]_k
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. d- Z+fz
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。 Rye ~w6
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（3）clown around 胡闹 UX-_{I
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. VuX >
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 pJ 2:` f<;
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（4） cook up 虚构 cuV8# :
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. .-O@UQx.I
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 8%vh6$s6/
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ? $)x$nS`
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. rm5T=fNJ
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 T!^?d5uW#
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 y(bt56 |
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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. h X>VVeIZ
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 %h/#^esi
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ^\7 x5gO
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 2$SofG6D}
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 `Q1WVd29
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. q{9X.-]}
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 lgv-)5|O+H
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 $ +GFOO
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. @^y?Bh9jQ
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 }ZM*[ j
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（10）for good 永远 [G'!`^V,
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. nyl8=F:V
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 $$bTd3N+
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. XL. CJ5y>
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 P- `~]]
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Z3abem<Q
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. p^4;fD
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 @qO8Jg"Q
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 n }9Msen
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. gvTOC F
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。 iX>!ju'V
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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 zT4ulX N
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. |$SvD2^
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 C<wj?!v,F[
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. \:q e3Q
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 %!HnGwv-
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。 QNa}M{5>h
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 |W~V@n8"6
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