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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ptvM>zw'~g
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 W
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例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. u[yUUYe
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。 vddh 2G
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（3）clown around 胡闹 J2P5<
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. DX)T}V&mP
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 (%^Bp\.02!
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（4） cook up 虚构 o;<oXv
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 8jxs%N,aI
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 " J(7fL$!
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 (y;8izp9!
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ~e@pL *s
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 xs ^$fn\
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 a}]zwV&
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. @vc vte
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。 2~BId&]
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 (HZzA7eph
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. MX.=k>
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 kb>/R/,9
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 B HW8zY=F
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. _a3 ,Zuv
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 &%/kPF~<
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 c>*RQ4vE
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Wi?37EHr
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 b1A8 -![
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（10）for good 永远 C$1}c[
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. LOkNDmj
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 6k=ink-/
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ;&Oma`Ec
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 9rn[46s`
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 >|[74#}7
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 `<C /-Au
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. B0^0d*8t|@
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 B0KZdBRx}
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 wE R>a (
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. '14
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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 i 7fQj,
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. poqx
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 <Cvlz^K[
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. C#< :x!
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 \I@=EF- &
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 8/;q~:v
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。 "b!EtlT9
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 &sp7YkaW
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