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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ?t;>]Wo ;
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 1X-K u GaD
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. aJh =4j~.
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。 x0t&hY >P!
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（3）clown around 胡闹 D@]gc&JN[
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. VyRU_<xP
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（4） cook up 虚构 mX@Un9k
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. *7`N^e
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 -I, _{3. S
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. Y>OL2g
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 TWv${m zE
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 F[aow$",+}
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. b0\'JZ
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 {?a9>g-BW
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. @ mzf(Aq
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 &&1q@m ,cP
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ^ia eY
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 xx}R6VKU.
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 P\ yt!S2
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. E)( `Z0
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ] o!#]]
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（10）for good 永远 vS~y~ uU%6
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. JOj\#!\>k0
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 X,- '
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 JCIm*6~
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. <`dF~
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Y^)VHE]
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. &77]h%B >
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 (xU+Y1*g"%
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 _ Ko0
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. FNZB M
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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 C9-9cdW
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. UI~E NG
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ }9C5U>?
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 9X&Xs/B
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. >/"XX,3
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 H*QN/{|RU
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 R|Ft@]
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。 YQR*?/?a
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 CiP-Zh[gZ
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