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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. T (2,iG8
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 |C&eH$?~=R
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Xi{(1 o4%
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。 8e\v5K9
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（3）clown around 胡闹 e4)g F*
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. sId5pY!
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 1UM]$$:i
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（4） cook up 虚构 dY-a,ch"8p
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. >Au<y,Tw
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 G>RYQ{O
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. C(0Iv[ ~y/
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 17i^|&J6}:
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 PRz oLzr
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. %x Z.+Ff%
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 >(*jbL]p
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. f<;9q?0V F
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 -KNJCcBJ
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 UUU^YT \
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. C95,!q
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 |TUpv*pq
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ^r& {V"l]
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 9bNI aC*M
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（10）for good 永远 B )Q'a3d#
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. a, 4g`?
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 V]O
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ZkIQ-;wx
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. u =l(W(9=
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 sR 9F:
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Ii,:+o%
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 p_AV3
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 VxFy[rP
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Ji!-G4.n"
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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 ~ 9;GD4
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. _-&.=3\1
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 !:t9{z{Ixg
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Xp~]kRm9
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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。 7asq]Y}<
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ".)_k t[
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