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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Hk~
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 3K 20f8g
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. }.|5S+J?[
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（3）clown around 胡闹 O[ (HE 8E
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. +}L3T"
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ~1]2A[`s!
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（4） cook up 虚构 5\kZgXWIh
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Y"
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 AqK x3p6
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 08n%%
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him.
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 C.e|VzQ a
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. O> ^~SO
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。 D>#v 6XI
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 f;XsShxr
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. \t(r@q q
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 7 te!>gUW
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ~Z/ ` W`
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ~JRu M P
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 4Z
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 88 =FPEU
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 D.Cs nfJ
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（10）for good 永远 $cpQ7
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. <7-,`
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 =
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 W
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. >,]e[/p
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 eHyuO)(xH1
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 \V-
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. it| :P
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ]}L1W`n
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 K XbYv62
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. adr^6n6 v
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。 w58 Q X/XG
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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 0BP~ 0z
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. |
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Y'%I at(z
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ^F0jI5j ).
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 [)6E) E`_e
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 n ~i4yn=
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。 8 jGoU 9
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 %f(.OR)6{
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