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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots.
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ?0v(_ v
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ` )9nBZ
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（3）clown around 胡闹 IfGmA.O
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. EJd l%j
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 e?P zhh a
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（4） cook up 虚构 F k:yj 4'
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. U"1z"PcV
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ZyJdz+L{@V
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. aV^wTs#2I
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 &"D *
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 P1<Y7 +n
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. lJ+05\ pE
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。 :UjF<V
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ]Iku(<*Ya
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. a3 &&7 n
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 24ojjxz+
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 {Vc%g a|E
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. '6^20rj
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 n*tT <
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 '$5.{o`s*1
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 8PWx>}XPt
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 =")}wl=s
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（10）for good 永远 &WSxg&YG)\
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ? o@5PL
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ~m
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. zp "Lp>i
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 A]fN~PR
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 l 8I`%bu
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. gW{<:6}!*
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 'cs!(z-{x
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ^4Nk13
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. G_GPnKdd
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 JArSJ:}
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 -WDU~VSU
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ]7 qn&(]
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ SZO$#
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 tx$kD 2
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. P8tpbdZE-
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 o,| LO$~
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。 vwVK ^B
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 /az}<r8
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