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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. @
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 W `z 0"
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. :q#K} /
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。 Y[Ltrk{
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（3）clown around 胡闹 kforu! C
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @kFu*"
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ~ D[?$`x:
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（4） cook up 虚构 DJ@|QQ
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. wmU0E/{9]
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 xSK~s
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 p?X02
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. a l&(-#1
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 {@Y
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 b;GD/UI
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 3WY$WRv
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。 =gh`J N6
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 <spZ! #o
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. w}R~ C
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 $gpG%Qj
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 F^k .is
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. xI*#(!x"G
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 DI|:p!N x
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. zTbVp8\pI
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 C0*@0~8$9
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（10）for good 永远 C1EtoOv K
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. %w ptZ"2M
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 k0-G$|QgIp
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 e`>{$t
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. z*$q8Z&7rg
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 '3IC*o"
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 LPYbHo3fq
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. eP.Vd7ky
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 u{N ,Ib
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. U$dh 1;
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。 h].~# *
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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 <"D=6jqZ
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. P^`duZ{T
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ a VL=K
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 !2UOC P
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. P|tNL}2`;
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 xM[Vc
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 2`GE
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 8(^]N
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 0 [?ny`Y
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