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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. hXBqz9
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 dfXV1B5
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 2voNg Y
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Dj/Q1KY$m
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. -1#e^9Ve\
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 yW'BrTw
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（4） cook up 虚构 $t%" Tr
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. *E$H;wKs8
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 &AN%Qh I
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 c
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. b<48#Qy~l
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ,\Z8*Jr3Q
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ba A HP "
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. mn,=V[f
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。 #`2GAM];7
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 chM t5L+5
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. `<bCq\+`
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 =] 6_{#Z<
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 vs* _;vx
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. %Tk}s fx
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 I*%&)H j~
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 (}~ 1{C@
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. P2s^= J0@
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 &fh .w]\
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（10）for good 永远 ^?J EyY
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. \=TWYj_Ah
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 oo "JMD)
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 u~j'NOv
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. H 7 o$O
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 `=WzG"
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Yf%[6Y{
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 2-/YYe;C
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 }d$vcEI$3
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 zhD `\&G.
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. e / ppZ>
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。 o%QhV6(F
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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 V1AEjh
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. .l" _ K
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 (*c`<|)
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. - #:Y+"'
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 xNkwTDN5
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 +U c&%Px
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。 \ltE rd-
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。
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