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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. #:yAi_Ct
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 q GR1$\]
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. %%n&z6w -
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。 UtJfO`m9P
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（3）clown around 胡闹 + h/OQ]`/m
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ZVJ6 {DS/
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 H|aC(c
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（4） cook up 虚构 B/K=\qmm
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class.
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 %La/E#
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 fj( WH L
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. c[X6!_
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 yB *aG
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 UHi^7jQ
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. g(s}R ?
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。 #')] ~Xa
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 w^HI
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. qkc,93B3
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 R6>*n!*D@
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 `LIlR8&@aX
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. =? q&/
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 iH]0
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 _f "I%QTL
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. t VX|e2Y
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（10）for good 永远 #\Q)7pgi.
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ka R55
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 CnY dj~
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Sqmjf@o$>
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. j `3IizN2
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 [vY)y\W{
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 GLV`IkU %
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. biffBC:q
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 !
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Mwj7*pxUh
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Ja\B%f
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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 g8"{smP/
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. o1] 1 I9
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ E*9W'e~=
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 u8y('\(
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 3i}$ ~rz]U
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 a[lx&CHgI
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 j z&= 8
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。 6X VJ/qZ
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 @(tuE
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