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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. +1p>:cih
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 1vu4}%nD
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. h*h V
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（3）clown around 胡闹 L6j
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. $*%Ml+H-
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 uL b-
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（4） cook up 虚构 d@"eWvnlZ
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. -!MDYj +U
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 `h S<F"
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 8N(bL GUG
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 *|Re,cY
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ]t1)8v2w>
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. q4 'x'8
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。 y wk;
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 tZa)sbz
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. B>o\;) l3O
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 xn@?CP`-y
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 hC]c
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例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. jjvm<;lv
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 .,,?[TI
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 Sct-, K%i
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Vw9 ^otJu
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 N>Y`>5
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（10）for good 永远 f \~e& `PV
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. v5w I ?HE
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 l4F4o6:]n
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 *8/Q_ w
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ^i-%FY_i5}
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 \9se~tAl3
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ynM{hN.+ H
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. nB,FJJ{kb
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 T|ZZkNP|6
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 #jr;.;8sQ
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. S97.O@V!$
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。 Z6>:k,-Ot
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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 M=o,Sav5*
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 1a4 QWGpq
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 rxa"ji!)
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. h#]} J}si
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 <mY`< (bc
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 J-?\,N1R7
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。 N>ct`a)BD/
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 !kASEjFz|f
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