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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. v}uzUY
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 n,b6|Y0
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. fa(- &;q
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。 nm@.]
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（3）clown around 胡闹 -) !;4 5
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 3\a VZx!
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 Qs8Rb ]%|
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（4） cook up 虚构 #UqE %g`J
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Mdy4H [Odq
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ZtOv'nTD
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 8} |!p>
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. l }]"X@&G
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 [}?E,1Q3
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 <-=g)3_
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. tjcG^m} _
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。
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 g"X!&$ &
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. [LKzH!
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 gq&jNj7V
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 LOe l6Ui
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. )*9,H|2nS
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 wI#R\v8(`n
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Gs( ;&fw
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. /*m6-DC
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 fI-f Gx
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（10）for good 永远 #8a k=lL
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 18ON`j
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 _*u $U
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 !~ZAm3GwL
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. |
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我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 +Sg+% 8T
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 r .v.y[u
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ;~ Q `TWC
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 >ToI$~84
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 a]0hB:
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. a- 7RJ.
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。 lLNI5C
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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 v)LSH;<
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. r/RX |M
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ hGU 3DKHT
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 < l$ vnq
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. co>IJzg
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 (iY2d_FQ[
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 QTjnXg?Ri
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。 U ]O>DM^'
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 gmt S3,
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