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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. f_Bf}2Eedj
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 z5w| +9U
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ]iX$p~riH
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。 Rj= Om
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（3）clown around 胡闹 54%}JA][
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. }Cf[nGh|B
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 z|H>jit+
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（4） cook up 虚构 CgE5 ;O
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. pB LO
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 r U5'hK
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ?yK\L-ad
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ]aL}&GlHt
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ^Yz05\
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. Z Z7U^#RT
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。 d5hE!=
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 OK(d&
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 4y.[tk5
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 "<#:\6aym
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 P #PQ4uK \
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ?Pc 3*.
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 p7er04/}\
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 "dTXT
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~yN,F pD
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 yj zNU5F
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（10）for good 永远 2O/_hv.
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 3s2M$3r)6
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 *6tN o-)^
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 t`B']Ac;T
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 4uA^/]ygo
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 (=9&" UH
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 #J_i 5KmXJ
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. -&}E:zoe
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 63=m11 Z4
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 M5uN1*
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. _(foJRr
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 TZg7BLfy
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 (i 8 t^
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 8v K &d>
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ _L":Wux
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 6tguy
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. m@ YL Z
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 -}@9 lhS,
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 {QID @
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 "L]_NS T
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 tS$Ne7yk e
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