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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. W B:0}b0Gu
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 xa`xHh{0
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. jt oS{B,
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。 [P}Bq6;p
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（3）clown around 胡闹 4 QQt 0u0
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. vU%o5y:
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 bqn(5)% {
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. @,<jPR.
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 /3)\^Pof
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 .]>Tj^ 1
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 7# JnQ|
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 #JYl%= #,
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 :s_o'8z7L
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. C-edQWbcP
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。 |0Z J[[2
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 o?ug`m"
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. @. sn
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 6zM:p /
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 /J^dz vH
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ]2u
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 tE0{ae
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 +VVn@=&?
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ">T\]V$R
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 -+ F,L8
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（10）for good 永远 !=S?*E +j)
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. o"Xv)#g &
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ^m7y=CJM
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ln_&Ux+l
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. <Ve0Ph K
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 /@
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 1*A^v
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. @Yt394gA%\
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 I{w(`[Nxw*
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 i).Vu}W#S
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. x((u
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。 Wm1dFf.>
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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 O+&;,R :
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. wHbmK
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 j f4<LmR
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. \i?bt0 bM
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Wpf~Ji6||
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。 a6zWg7 PN
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