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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. <O x[![SR
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 , !ZuH?Z
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 2 pS<;k`
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。 Ae)xFnuq3
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（3）clown around 胡闹 r;cDYg
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. aM^iDJ$>
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 )oEVafNsT
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（4） cook up 虚构 sE9FT#iE
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. XGlt^< `
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 F c[KIG3@
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 k<1yv$/mW
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. QWmE:F[M~
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 O9gq <d
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 A 'qe2]
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. VFT@Ic#]
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。 ?-??>& z
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 61\u{@o$
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. f *ZU a
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Z1Qz
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 gfk)`>E
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. wAMg"ImJ
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 (su,= Z
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 >nS sbhAe
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ~ KK 9aV{
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 -luQbGcT3
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（10）for good 永远 a+h $u
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. <+8'H:w z
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 0V%c%]PH
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 2:+8]b 3i
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ?z
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ];r!
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. {f*Y}/@
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 lED!}h'4
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 3CUQQ_
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 9rB3h`AVF
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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 gv!8' DKn
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. mrGV{ {.
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ` At.$3B
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 0'q4=! l
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 $CcjuPsK
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 *MJm :
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。 v|?@k^Ms
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 H KN|pO3v
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