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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. *c+ (-
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 IPo?:1x]s
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. b;UJ 88
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. !C: $?o U
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 '! $Rw"K.
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（4） cook up 虚构 @;RXLq/8
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. c0u^ zH<
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 kZ3ThIk%
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. `W*U 4?M
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 tZG:Pr1U@
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 kW&TJP+5*
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. :6\qpex
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 @I!0-OjL
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 N<injx
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 9-* uPK]m9
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 6,{$J
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 G<v&4/\p`M
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Q$@I"V&G.
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 yaH
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 .OY`Z)SS%
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. s,&Z=zt0R
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（10）for good 永远 .ctw 2x5W
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. E0 9 :E
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ut7 zVp<"
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 YteO 6A;
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Z}Ft:7
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 @i IRmQ
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ?+}_1x`
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Y glmX"fLf
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 !." D]i;
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. `&c kZiq
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 X?qK 0 fS
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. VQ9/Gxdeo
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（15）give an ear to 听一听
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 8>i n_h9
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 9Y_HyOZ*GX
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 1ztG;\
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 =R$u[~Xl2X
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