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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. .E<nQWz 8
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 VG);om7`PD
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. hW ~.F
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。 Ttt'X<9
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（3）clown around 胡闹 /]_ t->
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. <7M-?g:vj
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 pFv u,Q"
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（4） cook up 虚构 Qc; kj
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. c2y,zq|H
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 r 3W3;L
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 $"r9U| 6kk
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. c-sjYJXKM*
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ,~1"50 Hp@
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ` gX@b^
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. .UG`pRC
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 6qWUo3
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 n t}7|h|
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. WMSJU/-P
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Y{p$%
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 .T|
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. vADiW~^Q^
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 EY,jy]|#
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 9a}9cMJ^"
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. o*S_ "
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 qt@L&v}~j
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（10）for good 永远 . ZpOYhk
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ?sf<cFF
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 CU'JvVe3
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 [#PE'i4
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. eb62(:=N6
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 ~}Xus?e
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 %;P pwI
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. rE3dHJN;
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 b)LT[ >f
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ?' a8QJo
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. oQ$yr^M
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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 uDf<D.+5Ze
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 3H,E8> Vd
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（15）give an ear to 听一听
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ,YYEn^ :>
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 }A#IBqf5
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。 uqMw-f/
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Y' v[2s
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