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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. >z'kCv
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 G j6(ycaS
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. lk N aSz[
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。 mM| 313
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（3）clown around 胡闹
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. :" Vfn:Q
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Uq0GbLjv"
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（4） cook up 虚构 |{ E\ 2U
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. PNwXZ/N%
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 -e6~0% X
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ]?n)!u
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. !"w1 Pv,
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ?!R
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 >k gL N
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. |D `r o
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。 4l0ON>W(
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 8]!%mrS
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. r|U'2+vn
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 8`e75%f:2
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ''+6qH-.|]
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 7,.Hj&' B
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 e;1n!_l\
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 y:6&P6`dx
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. N*~G ]
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 NdpcfZ q
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（10）for good 永远 ^T):\x(
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Y|eB;Dm1q
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 j S LNQ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 .G"UM>.}d
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. GtQ$`~r
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 m_{?py@tZ
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. . zM
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 OGgP~hd
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 'Xl[ y
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ,L iX
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。
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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 k)VoDxMKK
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. k5]M~"
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 kHj|:,'sV
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. =y n|.%b
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 < I}O_:%
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 .8[Db1W
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。 +bi%4DA
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ?k$3( -
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