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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. {!L~@r
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 rb.N~
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. $U WZD D
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 6bC3O4Rw
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ?fSG'\h>
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. S,UDezxg
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。
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（4） cook up 虚构 rEW b"
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Svmy(w~m
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 Y$ _B1_
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 0GeTS Fj
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. WOap+
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 TC*g|d @b
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 3s#N2X;Bc
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. y<Ot)fa$
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。 ~c ` l@:
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 q/,O\,
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. X \/#@T
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 NBGH_6DROw
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. )SGq[B6@I
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 4V`G,W4^J
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 5.GR1kl6
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 'H;*W |:-]
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（10）for good 永远 ^1];S^nD
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. G 3ptx!
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 R6->t #n,
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. zO6oT1I
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 6'f; -2
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. #H~6 4/
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 mC#>33{
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 y:uE3Apm
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. gB33?
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。 ;$g?T~v7
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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 5{,<j\#L
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. W "{N Bi
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ox.F%)eQ
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. $XH^~i;
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 OjA,]Gv6
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 9\(|
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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。 C3g_! dUs
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ;O,jUiQ
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