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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Hv<'dt$|
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 s& {Qdf
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. PaCzr5!~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。 jSQ9.%4
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（3）clown around 胡闹 /Go
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ql&*6KZ"
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 i_LF`JhEQT
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（4） cook up 虚构 mN5
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. $O:w(U
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. W;Jx<-#1
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ,rwuy[Q8
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 x q-$\#O
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. I5);jgb
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。 FkupO
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ;; gK@?hJ
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ]`w}+B'/
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 \Z-2leL)j
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 qJT0Y/l:(
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ]&i+!$N_
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 7TX,T|>9
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 E)t
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 8C.!V =@ \
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 6j8 <Q 2
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（10）for good 永远 !m{2WW-
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. TQ1WVq
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 -05U%l1e
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. @#b0T:+v'
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 mg+k'Myo+
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 FX,$_:f6Y
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. _8h8Wtif
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 C@HD(..#
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 - Ubj6 t_K
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. .1*DR]^`
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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 GG'Sp53GE
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 7-9;PkGG.A
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ =!-5+I#e
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 CYB=Uq,
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. K:qOoY
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Ha ZFxh-(
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 nY) .|\|i
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。 de-0?6
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