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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. g(9* ! g
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 X!K> .r_Dg
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ` (h^z>%
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。 nAWb9Yk
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ~ HhB@G!3
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. tp}/>gU!
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 c I' n[G
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（4） cook up 虚构 'fl< ac,.
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 9D+ k71"+
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 l[c '%M |N
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 0t%]z!
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 e}1Q+h\
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 \.}T_,I
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. XQ9W
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. OyV P_Yx,V
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 XDJE]2^52?
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 6T'UWh0S
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 =DJ:LmK
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 }n4 T!N
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 0 ( wu
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ( Fon!_$:
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（10）for good 永远 sdZ$3oE.
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. BP @tI|
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 k3qQU)
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. vvv '!\'#
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 P.XT1)qo*
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. T,/rC {
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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 I?}jf?!oM
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ;,[0 bmL
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 O|,9EOrP
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. p?y2j
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 +Pb:<WT}%
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。 / RJ
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 F]yB=
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