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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Hw o _;fV
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 P |t yyjO
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. Gr\ ]6
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。 "pM >TMAE
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（3）clown around 胡闹 xoKK{&J
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. @G" nkB
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 m$p}cok#+S
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（4） cook up 虚构 ^OKm (
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. )8A.Wg4S;c
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 8ttJ\ m
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 h$&Tg_/'#D
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. I=kqkuW
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Kk8wlC
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 c["1t1G
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. V
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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。 .dU91> ~Ov
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 NftnbsTmy
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. "z{/*uM2<
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 <=NnrZOF
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 1kvX#h&V
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. FOQ-KP\ =,
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 5-X$"Z|@
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 46=E- T q
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 8J3#(aBm
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。
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（10）for good 永远 _<(xjWp 8
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 2 nyK'k
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 L<!h3n
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 JTKS5 r7?
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 05 6K) E
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 5 nx*D"
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 KNeVSZT
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. h>`[p,o
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 H1k)ya x4_
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 p%$r\G-x
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. bo=H-d|
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。 N/o?\q8
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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 2H`r:x<Z-
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. HIc;Lc8$
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（15）give an ear to 听一听
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. uU)t_W&-J
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 &}u _e`A
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。 w:
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 D+!T5)>(
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