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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. D!&(#Vl
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 A8Ju +
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. glMH T,
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。 Ha@; Sz<R
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（3）clown around 胡闹 iQ/~?'PB
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. +"?+Be
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 o
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（4） cook up 虚构 2zTi/&K&
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. <sH}X$/
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 !$Nj!
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 KrE 'M
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ntW@Fm:bw>
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 9|+6@6VY!
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 3"y 6|e/5
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. !
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 0* $w(*
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ?%s>a8w
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 x} ] 56f
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. V%s
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 8+F5n!
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ot^p xun
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. @5%&wC
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 "7B}hZ ^)W
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（10）for good 永远 @UD:zU T)F
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ~r --dU
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 W: ]FYC
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 3 A #Tn7
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. GShxPH{_j
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 -JM n?]
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 "z~ba>,-\
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ux; ?WPyr
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 [^5\Ww
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 L|=5jn9 :
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. j J ,_-ui
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。 1+x"
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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 jj5S + >4
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. EApKN@<"
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 g52a
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. L44m!%q
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 Kgbm/L0XR*
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。 /).{h'^Hq\
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 F/>_PH57
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