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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. \Xy]z
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 -KzU''
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. P<+y%g(({
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。 _W@SCV)yH
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. k:?+75?$
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 [,GXA)j
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（4） cook up 虚构 B@ab[dm280
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ZqI.n4:9
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 j
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. m7:E7 3:
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 , N : 'Z
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 3YY<2<
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. o?G^=0T
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。 ?$O5w*
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 K;2 ]c3T
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. pv;c<NQ'1
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 niO(>
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. T;- Zl[H
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 "Y&+J@]
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 b0a'Y"oef4
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. - t9oL3 J
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（10）for good 永远 B3I\=
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 0F'75
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 CK
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ^qpa[6D6x
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. mB(*)Pw Z
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 .?SClTqg
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. } ?P~qJ|1
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ~L(_q]
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 oH+UuP2a-J
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. v 9~Hl
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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 SwQ.tK1p
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. <!,q :[ee5
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 :,F^{
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. }nE #0 n
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 )Jx!VJ^Y
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 XA])<dZ
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。 + DKrX
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 [BhpfZNKRA
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