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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. %V+"i_{m
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 )W InPW
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. lcy<taNu)
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。 ,aa
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（3）clown around 胡闹 \P")Eh =d
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 5[4nFa}R:5
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ^;rjs|`K#
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（4） cook up 虚构 e([> sAx!1
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. =5Nh}o(l?
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 &1R#!| h1W
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 K&Bbjb_|
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. qw?(^uZNW
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 :8hI3]9
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 N5,LHO
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. cjJfxD&q
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。 GqR|hg
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 {\CWoFht>
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 2[HPU M2>
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 BgQ/$,
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 y_}vVHT,
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 1[8^JVC>6
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 i?;#Z Nh
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 bxtH`^
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. {sGEopd8]q
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ..X _nF
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（10）for good 永远 Yj/ o17
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 6]~/`6Dub
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 \Ta5c31S+
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ] % HxzJ
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. FH w%ynC
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Mms|jF oQ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 _:=\h5}8
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. HbI{Xf[6LP
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ,;Wm>V)o
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 wjwCs`
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. U4fv$gV
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。 !p!Qg1O6o
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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 |oLG c!i
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. $rmxwxz&W:
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ G)%V 3h
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 7@\.()
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. vj%"x/TP
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 +]A,fmI.
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 L6PgWc;m
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。 KR?aL:RYb
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 z+7V}aPM
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