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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. W`g zMx
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 !63]t?QXMG
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 1T/ 72+R0
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。 H%G|8,4
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（3）clown around 胡闹 4Z CD@C
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. r9y(j
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（4） cook up 虚构
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. CA]u3bf~
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 wHE1Jqpo
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. i>{.Y};
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 9*;OHoD h
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 b/6!>qMMk%
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. Ck>{7 Gw
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 |}D5q| d@n
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 'j 'G4P_G
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Ngw/H )<c
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Y^-D'2P]P
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 z# Db~
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 J?_-Dg(=
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. f(E[jwy
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 (,;4f7\
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（10）for good 永远 V (P 1{g
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. n0%5mTU N
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 tf4cl zSTa
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 /0(c-Dv
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. NN] 8T
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 0s .X
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Xz\ X 8I
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 8)XAdAr
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Zy=DY
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. e`bP=7`0
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。 K:54`UJ
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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 | u_f VQj
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. d-'BT(@:
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 }.r)
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. =h,J !0Y
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 \: 9<d@?
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草
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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。 79Ur1-]/
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 N fND@m{ /
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