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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. = \v./Q-
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 /($!("b
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. cI #2MjL
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。 |E+tQQr%'
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（3）clown around 胡闹 }Ip"j]h
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ~z''kH=e
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 J:M)gh~#
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（4） cook up 虚构 XxT7 YCi
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. {,r7dxI)`
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 $#V ^CmW.
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Kgi| 7w
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 9T*%CI
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ~<0!sE&y
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. ~;/\l=Xl
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。 %SV"iXxY
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 $mA+ 4ISK
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. W68d"J%>_
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 s^_E'j$
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 @Yua%n6]#D
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 4_,l[BhsQG
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 yVPkJ
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 l'~]8Wo1
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. (]BZ8GOx
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 :=#*[H
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（10）for good 永远 Vy
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. "A jtNL5
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 JL1%XQ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 F<q3{}1zR
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. %g(h%V9f
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 xh> /bU!>
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Hk-)fl#dr
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. d#T8|#O"
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 pt8X.f,iA
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 4 ei
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. amf=uysr
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。 Co8 b0-Z
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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 lh* m (
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
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. my " )/e
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 CGg:e:4
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 S6H=(l58
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。 pooi8" G
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 lg;Y}?P
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