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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ND/oK M+?
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 {Es1bO
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. >U(E
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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。 ! %B-y 9\
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（3）clown around 胡闹 WXG0Z
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. s<oT,SPt
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 PS0/O k
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（4） cook up 虚构 221}xhn5
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. b;nqhO[f}
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 P76gJ@#m
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 S]A[eUF ~
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. vQj {yJ\l1
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 &*oljGt8
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 q E8Di\?
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. h,6> ^A
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。 S waMpNXL
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 JSx[V< 7m
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. hLVgP&/ E
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 shO4>Ha
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ",' Zr<T
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. @Fzw_qr
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 @jq H8
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Z-y oJZi
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. PZ#aq~>w
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 >U?#'e{qW
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（10）for good 永远 4G hg~0
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. mX, @yCI
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 er2;1TW3E
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 P@x@5uC2
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. T5}5uk9
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 g|h; *
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 19Rb IG/X
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. %IDl+_j
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 'Mhnu2d
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 yo$A0Ti!w
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. -y[y. #o
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。 {hm-0Q
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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 SpOSUpl%
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. %e_){28 n
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 QUg<~q)Oq
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. &vIj(e9Y
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 >5zD0!bA
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Y&y<WN}Q
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。 F!2VTPm9z
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 | !1iLWQ
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