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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ~y" ^t@!E
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 |Ye%HpTTv
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 5pz(6gA
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。 kre cUpo
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（3）clown around 胡闹 u.ub:
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ^G C 8^f
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 tdi^e;:?
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（4） cook up 虚构 ; %mYs Q
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. wPQRm[O|
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 NsF8`r g
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ;o ivG)hJl
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. zC|y" PTw
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 "
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 u oMDf{d
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. $;As 7MI
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。 g1(`a`M
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 A5 kz(pj
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. p -wEPC 0
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Q|Go7MQZ@k
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 +ieRpVg
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. |yYu!+U
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 p^X
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 _28vf Bl?
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. $94l('B6H
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 S T25RJC
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（10）for good 永远 <j&LC
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. -eQ70BXvB
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 99u9L)
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 zMbz_22*
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 09w<@#
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 \Ss6F]K]
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 oa:30@HSb
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. KV]8 o'
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 :}3;z'2]l
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 |z] --h
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. h?+bW'm
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。 !R"iV^?V
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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 CI~ll=9`
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. (vb8M k
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ~|. vz!A
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. _NkbB"+L
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 3e7P
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 TF- k|##G
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。 2}8xY:|@(U
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 e
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