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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. pd/{yX M
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 zH eqV
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. eBlVb*nmq
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（3）clown around 胡闹 pk:YjJs
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. xOp 8[6Ga'
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 rs`H':a/
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（4） cook up 虚构 'OK)[\
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. t 9;yyZh
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 #EgFB}>1
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. @OV\raUO&V
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 9Qs t5n\Z
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 7 &DhEI ^
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. &>XIK 8*
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。 eZ8~t/8
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Z4b<$t[u
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. f4@>7K]9TA
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 b<u
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. c!d>6:\
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ]hJ #%1
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 nB[Aw7^|A
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. lb{<}1YR0o
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 M[g9D
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（10）for good 永远 }uz*6Z(S
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 0R z'#O32V
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 <DxUqCE
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 2^'|[*$k1@
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 tF}Vs}
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 E Z15
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ]2`PS<a2
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 f5.rzrU
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 #T &z`
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. @doo2qqIe]
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。 <x e=G]v
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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 N|WZk2 "
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ?`#)JG,A7
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 BG\g`NK}Z
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. y9kydu# q
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ckY,6e"6
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 i"V2=jTeBv
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。 @F%H 1
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 cOkjeHs
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