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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Nr 5h%<` I
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 G zy"$t
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 7@iyO7 U
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 `(NMHXgG+
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（3）clown around 胡闹 zSt6q
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. M{M>$pt
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 !@j5 yYf
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（4） cook up 虚构 |]FJfMX
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. p V`?=[h9
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 C 8 [W
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Z#w@ /!"}T
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 :Z rE/3_S
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 zq\YZ:JC
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. *UM=EQaYk
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 cVCylR U"
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ON"F
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 P")duv
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. q=Cc2|Ve
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 3!]S8Y*LQP
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. |cKo#nfzZ
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 DdO$&/`)YP
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（10）for good 永远 nSUQ Eho<
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 5~ho1Ud
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 cO}`PD $i
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. gzdR|IBa
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ca~n fo
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. t \& u
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 T.m*LM
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 M A9Oi(L)K
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. !8'mIXZ$
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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 LRe2wT>I
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. cPQUR^!5
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 >SS
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. NFDh! HUm
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 PDwi] )6mf
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。 VG,O+I'^z
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 T4H/D^X|
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