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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. m6K7D([f
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 C<T6l'S{?
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. y!x[N!a
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。 gSwHPm%zn
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（3）clown around 胡闹 1c]{rO=taN
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. CFW Hih
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 8O{V#aop
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（4） cook up 虚构 .L% pWRxA[
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. >cmz JS
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 }TZM @{;
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 o(?9vU
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. LfW:G5 @-
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 }dMX1e1h8
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 h~qvd--p0
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. :~W(#T ,$E
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 F,VWi$Po\N
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. q )C
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 bk=;=K
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. Uj 4HVd
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 $\] Mvd
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Lh-Y5(c
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. seAEv0YWz
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（10）for good 永远 u-jc8W`Zd
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. r7}KV| M
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 |=VWE>g
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 QALr
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 1lA? 5:
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 [K4 k7$
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. _^RN$4.R>
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ,+v(? 5[6
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 *'M+oi
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. n,-*$~{
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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 n++ak\
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. %)dp
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 1_9Ka
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ?/,V{!UTtq
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Q=[ IO,f
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。 Ab mi=]\bx
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ;<0 ~^ ,Xm
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