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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 3?2<W EYr
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 +3;Ody"59
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 9@n di u[
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。 DzC Df@TB"
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（3）clown around 胡闹 mG2VZ>
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 5;m RGY
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 =q+R
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（4） cook up 虚构 }_}KVI
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. l$a?A[M$
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 =A @>I0(7
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 l 4vTU=
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. SO;N~D1Z6
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 :"QfF@Z{
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 W;zpt|kAH
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. LL(|$}yW
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。 h/2/vBs
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 -\#lF?fzb
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Ic x7.Y
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 A&zS'toU
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 _?`&JF ?*
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. '\"G{jU@
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 "AC^ rz~U
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ;3"@g]e
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 6L9, 'Bg
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 UKtSm%\
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（10）for good 永远 \X|sU:g
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. y('k`>C
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 hmC*^"C>U=
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 SZhOm
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. v.&>Ih/L
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 YoKs:e2/:
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 < z Oi4v0
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 65TfFcQ<S
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 G2:%g(
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ;H'gT+t<c
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. H8{ol6wc)6
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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 By)u-)g9
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. YXW%]Uy+
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 x,n,Qlb
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. r'GP$0rr9!
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ?6^|ZtB
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 fCWGAO2
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。 0Ua%DyJ
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 c; 2#,m^
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