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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ]M;aVw<!
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 $`&u u
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. .v3~2r*&
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 _DK%- ,Spu
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（3）clown around 胡闹 aT %A<'O!
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. MH>CCT
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 FM3DJ?\ L-
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（4） cook up 虚构 jHxg(]
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. q{W@J0U
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 )NwIEk>Tf
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 '}D$"2I*
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ~fE6g3
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 kR0d]"dr
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Z~VSWrw3
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. ?
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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。 ad1%"~1
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 W7a aL
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. F~cvob{
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 Rmrv@ .dr!
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 y/ #{pyJ
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. + a%Vp!y
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 etE m#3
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 `2X#;{a:
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 3@r_t|j
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 a_UVb'z
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（10）for good 永远 abq$OI
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ?t& s T
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 |G o?A/'
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ,haCZH {
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. mr+J#
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 |=7ouFl
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 0ivlKe%
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. xhAORhw#
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 m]yt6b4
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 km; M!}D
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. AHq;6cG
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。 gHLBtl/
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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 fI2/v<[
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. KLI(Rve24
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ %-y%Q.;k ?
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 S~QL
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. AnV\{A^
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 WKf->W
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 <Mh jvHg
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。 LFsrqdzJ
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 i2ap]
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