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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. .T ,HtHe
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 W,[QK~
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. )8eb(!}7
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。 @Tq-3Um
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ,b IJW]h0
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 3A[<LnKR^E
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 N{&Lo}6F
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（4） cook up 虚构 Ovj^
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. X% &7-P O
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 FE^/us7r
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. GG<0k\RN
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 U{bv|vF
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 *| W*Mu
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. +F8K%.Q_
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。 kaiK1/W0;
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 Yt,MXm\
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ={
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 dT% eq7=
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ov H'_'
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 s]0 J'UN
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Hm !"%
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Q _! tn*
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 2#3`[+g<n
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（10）for good 永远 C4`&_yoP4-
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ai1;v@1
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 G3+ e5/0
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 S;gy:n!t
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. QKx(S=4jQ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 bc~$"
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 9&Un|cr
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 T+zhj++
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 3D! 7,@&>3
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. $ta JVV F
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。 4&%H;Q
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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 , %8)I("
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. p{W
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 qC"`i}7
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. #I.~+M
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 }vx,i99W?
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 fp\mBei
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。 YQFz6#Ew
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 DNgh #!\X
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