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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ?bAv{1dvT=
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 NTo[di\_
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. <A(Bq'eQM
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。 x1h&`QUP
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（3）clown around 胡闹 II SdC(5
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Q@1SqK#-DQ
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 _+j#.o>
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（4） cook up 虚构 99tUw' w
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ix hF,F
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 uPy5 < c
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 388vdF
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 AJ3%Z$JJ;s
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Y2IMHN tH
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. $ V !25jQ
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 erKi*GssZ
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. i &%m^p
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 zGdYk-H3TH
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. /'/i? 9:
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 6L;]5)#
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. *aJO5 &w<T
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 |e<$
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（10）for good 永远 (_]!}N
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. _e/Bg~
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 { 1_ <\ ~J
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 n.i 8?:
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. {V pk o
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 l<p<\,nV$
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ##%&*vh
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 -&Q+x,.%
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ~%2yDhdQ
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. + MD84YR
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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- t&AH
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. t3! OqM
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 V;W{pd-I
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. %NfXe[T
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 *Vm X.
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 `!spi=f
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。 =av0a !
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 8rx|7
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