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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. $s e !8s"
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 y,'FTP9?
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. &E.OyqGZV
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 PRM ZfYc
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（3）clown around 胡闹 !&@2
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 1P5*wNF
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ~ GNyE*t/Y
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. B"~U<6s0
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 PLO\L W
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 LTg?5GwD\j
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. \ua9thOG
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 kFS0i%Sr
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 5/Ydv
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例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. aF D="Zh
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 4 8lzOG
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 c eqFQ
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. E2>im>p
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 XZF%0g2$b
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 }j& O/ Up
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. -Bl/ 4p
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 "\NF
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 -sP9E|/:'3
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ^/G?QR
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 8r5xs-
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（10）for good 永远 jjx I S
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. RI?N B6U
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 aLV~|$: 2
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 }'u3U"9)
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. |__d 8a
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 HTxB= Q|
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Tsu\oJ[
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. b21}49b HN
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 k"t >He
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 P~&O4['<
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Gj6<s . /
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。 Lt>?y& CcQ
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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 3 Q@9S
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. /#29Y^Z)=
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 wbBE@RU>!
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. C2NzP & FD
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 {>S4 #^@}
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 2%bhW,?I
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。 k9cK b f@
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 eDuX"/kHA
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