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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. YJJ1N/Z1
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 %~LY'cfPse
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. j_8 Y Fz5
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。 5PeS/%uT@
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（3）clown around 胡闹 #t+ ?eye~
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. MpCPY"WLL
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 hg)Xr5>
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（4） cook up 虚构 L< F8+a7i
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. I\@r ~]+y
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 n2U
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. e=sc$1|4=
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 LE\*33k_
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 / ;`H )
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. HsCL%$k
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。 8em'7hR9
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 xIM,0xM 2
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. t>bzo6cj
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 I,?NYIG"(
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 x@ - K
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. X|of87
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 =M\yh,s!
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Hg#t S E
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. jD
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毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 *lfjsrPu
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（10）for good 永远 H= /1d.p
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. X5)D [aE6
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 &h5Vhzq(<
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ;z:Rj} l
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. z|g2Q#$-\S
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 r_7%|T8
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 dwA"QVp{
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. -)A:@+GF
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ?^&ih:"
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 xdSMYH{2A
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 8 lF 9LZ8
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 (j 8*F Bq
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 1mFH7A ($
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 Es= G' au
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ,EQ0""G!
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 S>lP?2J
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 5hE#y]pfN
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。 v n.5X
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 =ejcP&- V/
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