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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. } snS~kx
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 >B K/HuS
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. kw gLK@@%1
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。 BYhiP/^
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（3）clown around 胡闹 N'aq4okoL
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ]vs}-go
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 B>=D$*_
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（4） cook up 虚构 %,
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 5/h-H r
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 T{`V US/
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 OW@) 6
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. FeO1%#2<y
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 5jwv! L<n
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 H<<t^,E^.t
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. mT UoFXX[
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。 &=n/h5e0t&
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 9y5J V3
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. r7R.dD /.
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 =_ m3 ~=Z
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 mv~?1aIKD
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. zb"4_L@m2
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 )rAJ>;
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 T{m) = (q
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. $0un`&W
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 nT wJR
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（10）for good 永远 = _ N[mR^
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. J` gG`?
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 V rx,'/IS8
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 SDE$ymP x
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. /EP
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 hAc| a9 o
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. LW.j)wB]
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 \)o.Y
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 JR15y3 F
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. EQd<!)HZ
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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 xf,A<j (o
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Cc%{e9e*
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 b6Z3(!]
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. eiyr^Sch.
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 jn(!6\n"
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。 $cJ fdE
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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`LkCy[_
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