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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. cM> G>Yzo
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 B#qL$M,|
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. [M7iJcwt
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。 |0C|$2
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（3）clown around 胡闹 ^F0k2pB
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 2- Npw%;
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 j:rs+1bc
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Hm+6QgCs
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ZXssvjWQV}
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 [3{:H"t
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. M(.uu`B
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 )[y!m9 Vn
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 5@R15q@c6n
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. ~_d BND?
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 ?{@!!te@3v
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. SxL HFN]
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 J[&
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. dN$D6*
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 4t +/
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 @,y F Y
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. D*d 3w
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（10）for good 永远 ?FY@fO?es
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. T 9<H%iF
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ;i -D~Np|
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ^V XXq
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. n7`.<*:
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 IxEQh)J X
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. k"DQbUy0L
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 WRLu 3nBx
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 |04}zU%N
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. XDrlJvrPL
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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 B Z\EqB
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. |$.sB |_
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 R
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. U47k5 s( J
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 9sO{1rF
例句： The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。 ',J%Mv>Yf
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 M$>WmG1~D
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