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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. .ZMW>U>
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 L>Mpi$L
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. C%~a`e|/ Y
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 wZh:F
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（3）clown around 胡闹 >*$;
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. GjB]KA^
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ?m
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. w C-Rr^q
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 -{
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. N S#TW
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 !Oi~:Pp
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ,p;_\\<
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. V Yw%01#
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。 IcI OC8WC
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 5(
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. umLb+GbI4
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 u>pBB@
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. !6}O.Nu
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ?GBkqQ
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. !jqWwi
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（10）for good 永远 a , 7 &"
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. @/UfD ye
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 [\ R>Xcu>
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 -6 sW6;Q
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Y\v-,xPm
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 @DC)]C2
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 :c8n[+5
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. Lhh;2r/?78
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Y\2|x*KwvF
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 {0!#>["<
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. OlD `uA
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。 X 5
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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 7-_vY[)/
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. vw<K }z
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 6#A:}B<?
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. c-j_IN Gm
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 H(Ms^8Vs~:
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ji+{ :D
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。
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Mp\ <cE
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