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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. XLj|y#h
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 fK10{>E1
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. O)D+u@RhH
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。 @,;VMO
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（3）clown around 胡闹 i'MpS
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. V!zU4!@qP
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 m/p:W/0L
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（4） cook up 虚构 :$^cY >o
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. c3!YA"5
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ; G4g;YHy|
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. y1t,i.
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 i _YJq;(
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 IP+. L]S
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. *DuP ~8
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 (3Q G
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 P$Fq62;}r4
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. D lxL:
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Ybp';8V
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 &b=OT%D~FU
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Z> _F:1x
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 M&5De{LS}
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 JB9s# `
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. nD}CQ_C
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 lJ(] ;/%
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（10）for good 永远 *B%ulsm
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. \PM5B"MDZ
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 18AlQ+')?w
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 s/0~! 0
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. &e;GoJ
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 8=WX`*-uH
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ]<:qMLg
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. _g% h:G&^
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 hZ UnNQ
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 uTR FeO>
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 3<X*wVi)NN
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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 f6JC>Np
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side.
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 F~zrg+VDjL
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. f# |
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 RZTC+y lj
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 A ?ij
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。 \ 3F OI
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 P>qDQ1
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