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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Z7dV y8J
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 q>VvXUyK,
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 3O?[Yhk`.
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。 XC[bEp$
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（3）clown around 胡闹 Gq.fQ_oOb
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ?#u_x4==e
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（4） cook up 虚构 o@r~KFIe
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. sq}uq![?M
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 W%K=N-kE_
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. }9Awv#+
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 j$khG R!
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 c.;<+dYsm*
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ob7hNo#
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 [vcSt5R=
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 4,7W*mr3(
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ~G 8haN4
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 *En4~;l
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 Dmn{ppfyb
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ]{pH,vk-
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 O29GPs
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 8>ODt KI *
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. e1 P(-V
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 =tqChw
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（10）for good 永远 ~|=G3( I[
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. w)%/Me3o
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 !FbW3p f
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. l A ZBlO
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 -o`|A767
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. d{RMX<;G
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 78FK{Cr
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 w:@W/e*9N
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. jg=}l1M"
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 UJrN+RtL
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 IFF3gh42.
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Y
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 D?
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. uE,j$d
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Eilo;-El
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。 }1Km h]
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 [knwp$
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