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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. W&z jb>0b0
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 L 'e_?`!:
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. `i7r]
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。 U=>S|>daR
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（3）clown around 胡闹 p!.~hw9
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ~%{2Z_t$
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 PnsBDf%v
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（4） cook up 虚构 DwD$T%kF
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. b7Y g~Lw
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 R1jl <=
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. pYO =pL^Q
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 \& JZ
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 (8 nv&|
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. h}b:-a
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。 xNz(LZ.c
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 v=`yfCX-qX
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. Iv`I JQH>
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 8:cbr/F<
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 5&Oc`5QD
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird.
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 rk= D5E7
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 AerU`^
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. sFU< Pg V
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。
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（10）for good 永远 : qYp%Ub
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 8$00\> <r
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 -(VJ, )8t2
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ^:nc'C gP
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Ts iJK
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 |diI(2w
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 R! nf^*~
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ?u|??z%
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 7 WJ \nK
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 N(/) e
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. [m~J6WB
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 Q=~"xB8
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. tjdPi a
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ \0$ +*ejz
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 [g}Cve#i
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ?W/.'_
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 0zt]DCdY
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ZR. k'
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。 !\4x{Wa]
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 g` rr3jP
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