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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. %,~\,+NP
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ~4=*kJ #7
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ~@6l7H6{
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。 opm _|0
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（3）clown around 胡闹 EFx>Hu/ [G
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. AWMJ/ E*T
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 t_ !p({
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（4） cook up 虚构 <FU?^* ~
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. :2 M&C+f[
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 'Nt)7U>oC9
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 a:l-cZ/!
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. u JH[C>
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 \X\f ~CB
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 /i27F2NQm
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. Nc4;2~XwRp
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。 J ]Z~.f="
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 <},JWV3
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Nb9GrYIS
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 >"=DN5w
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 -@_ v@]:
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Q 318a0
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 -L]-u6kC[
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 -3) jUzD
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. [|c%<|d 2
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 $Z;/ Sh
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（10）for good 永远 MI r +4L
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. N%Ta. `r
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 d,l?{ Ln
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 *-5N0K<kQ
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 4P1}XYD-2
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 KgkRs?'z
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 sfr+W-7kx
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. M+VWAh#uD
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 >L!c} Ku
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 @>VVB{1@,]
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. vaP` '
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。 X|Y(* $?D7
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 DZC@^k \E
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. wxc#)W
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ < ]1 ,L%
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 J=$\-
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Q*%}w_D6f
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 kUS]g
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 X)~wB7_0G
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。 ML\>TDt
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 9! u iQ
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