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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Y[@0qc3UO
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 } 3J=DCtS
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. eIJ[0c b}
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。 eVx~n(m!}
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（3）clown around 胡闹 #3+~.,X9
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ke\[wa_!6b
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 W+\?~L.
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（4） cook up 虚构 TM-Fu([LMV
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. AuXs B
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 jM @?< 1
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 D"!jbVz]*
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. l|q%% W0
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 7h`^N5H.q
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 L#2ZMy
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. Z9VR ]cf?
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。 [~)x<=H8{
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 \7 Gz\=\LR
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 1O0X-C,wo$
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 @vt$MiOi
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ~j"3}wXc5
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ,56;4)cv
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 l `R KqT+
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. /NU103F yt
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ke]Yfwk
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（10）for good 永远 wDKELQ(y H
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. >vAN(3Idu
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 'yr{ ^Pek
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ?
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. TF2KZL#A|
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Y{+3}drJE
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. &a6,ln:P
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ?Oc
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 CmH yAw(
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. w.^yP7:
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 +?AW>&68y
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 4.w"(v9 V
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. V;;#/$oU:4
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ]\dHU.i
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. t^U^T r
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 BIj
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。 c \K<s M{
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 30d#Lq
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