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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. o}* hY"&
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 * /:x s I
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. l=v4Fa0^jF
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。 }Nf%n@
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ~ V\D|W9
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. E( Z8
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 mD^ jd+
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（4） cook up 虚构 Wjl Z6g2i
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. /N&CaH\;^$
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 a+%6B_|\
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 ybY]e; v*O
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ZOZ+ Y\uU
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 eep1I
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ~NpA".PB
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. A}3=561F?5
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。 5nKj
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
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例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. z}*9uZ
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 F;7dt@5;
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. : {q < {^c
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 p_${Nj
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Y7*U:I+N
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. C<m{*C-`a
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（10）for good 永远 SAyufLEv,
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. @T'i/}nl
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 kNobl
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 - UOj>{-
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. d~JKH&x<
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 %)0*&a 4
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. R]RZq+2 ^
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 jhb6T ?}
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 $ >u*} X9
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Yd#/1!A7u
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。 {l/-LZ.
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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 z$?~Y(EY
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. k[:bQ)H
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 tX>
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 9*{[buZX
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 )C(? bR
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 hKT
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。 $D|e>U
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 P8*=Ls+-F
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