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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ; 5cN
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 s+omCr|H;A
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. \jHHj\LLr.
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。 ,SVl>~!
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（3）clown around 胡闹 iCZuE:I1K,
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Q"(*SA+-|
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（4） cook up 虚构 s%Y8;D,~+
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. dm(Xy'*iQ
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 50E?K!
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. l>t0 H($
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 +m >)q4 e
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 -u nK;
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. U)sw
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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。 %@ ,!
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 > ;NiG)Z
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. .0a,%o 8n
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 E&_q"jJRi
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 m zGMYi*
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 0n u& JQ
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 HB0DG<c-
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 -(Fhj Ir
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. n@ PXC8}
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（10）for good 永远 >U9JbkeF
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 6Q x[W>I
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 #* ~3gMI{=
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. =3H*%
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 k;~*8i=%,\
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 t}X+P`Ovq
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. V/ @7XAt
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 N2Q b+
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例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. %Mxc"% w
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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 h~r&7G@[}
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. }9*N EU) o
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ (/^dyG|X'
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 I*`;1+`
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. d cG)ql4d
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草
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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。 PZYVLUw
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 'S'Z-7h>0
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