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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 4wjy)VD_
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 UCG8=+t5T
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. '3TwrY?-
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。 H .*:+
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（3）clown around 胡闹 x)N$.7'9OJ
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 7|% |w
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 i8iv{e2
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（4） cook up 虚构 "
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 'n 4Ro|kA
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 'w3BSaJi
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 Yv<' QC
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ]L+YnZ?6
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 F*m^AFjs
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 nGQc;p5;
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. 8,B?!%FP
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 %IrR+f+H
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 p4mi\~ Q
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. 4wYD-MB
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 <Hd8Jd4f
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 [Jv0^"]
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. "yaz!?O>
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 '!eg9}<
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 B7 PkCS&X
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. gZA[Sq
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 MDV<[${
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（10）for good 永远 -#<6
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. T 8<pb^#
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 .5L|(B=H
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Yc~( W ue
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Z| 3 fhaT
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 (-S<9u-r
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 O2i7w1t
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. gJa48 pi
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 NSe H u k
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 Lx%*IE|c
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. SeuC7!q{
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。 +cH,2 ^&
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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 R[_Q}W'HG
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. (~>uFH
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ C,;T/9
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 I=ao P}_
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 6/ -]
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 (rKyX:Vsy
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 J?6.yL;
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。 7Qdf#D G
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