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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Z(q]rX5"
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ;gL{*gR]S
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. "EpH02{ i
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。 }k.yLcXM
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（3）clown around 胡闹 mx) !] B"
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. #e.x]v:
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 1 V]ws}XW
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（4） cook up 虚构 fln[Q2zl
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. `a52{Wa
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Ab[o~X"
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 -~c-mt
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. F=Xb_Gd`
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 *ELU">!}G
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 b~UWFX#U
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. XZN@hXc9:v
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。 >&\.{ aj
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 .(/HU Qn
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. WZ`i\s1#
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 +8xT}mX
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 X>
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. t;Z9p7rk
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Jqzw94
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 bp/l~h.7W
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. '+Jy//5?
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 |11vm#
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（10）for good 永远 6Br^Ugy
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 9:g A0 Z
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 7Cp /{l;d
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 c|3oa"6T>
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. y=pW+$k
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 u[ KxI9Q
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 W{J e)N
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 4pMp@ b
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 vn*K\,
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 p2(ha3PW
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. #/Ob_~-? j
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 y$n I?:d
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Wm" q8-<<
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 4Th?q{X
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. !"<rlB,J
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 F,)+9/S&
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 .fqy[qrM
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。 PX?%}~
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 UW} @oP$r
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