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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 1VRqz5
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 y- D>xV)n
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. p!. /
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（3）clown around 胡闹 e-&L\M
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. JkRG t Yq
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 <m-Ni
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（4） cook up 虚构 k?!TjBKm
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /W7&U
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我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 aY3pvOV
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 `[w }hFl~q
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 2l]C55p)s
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 l#mqV@?A~
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 V Gq{y{(
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. pT |./ Fe
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 kfH9Y%bOy
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. !NlB%cF
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 O ~7p^i}
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. >$d d 9|[
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 J@=!w[ v+
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 @B}&62T
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. o{s4.LKK
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 W\d0
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（10）for good 永远 #JX|S'\x
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 3<V.6'*k
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 roK4RYJ7)
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ?h>(&H jWV
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Gl3 `e&7
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 s.k`];wo
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. S^_JC
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 x`j_d:C~G
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 gK] T}
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 'Q^G6'(SaK
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 \oD=X}UQw(
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 #,Fx@3y\a
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. :$) aME q
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. M[&.kH
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 HzFt
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 $)WH^Ir~
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。 'PxL^
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 qrORP3D@
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