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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. IKV:J9
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 W e*)RXm %
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. n/]$k4h
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 ~.w Db,*
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（3）clown around 胡闹 qP0_#l&
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. j?n:"@!G/
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 +~A<&7[}
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（4） cook up 虚构 \aO.LwYm;:
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ]xIfgSq
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 MO$ dim>
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him.
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 K9y!ZoB
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. nC5
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。 :J}@*>c
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 5CsJghTw
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. r. :H`
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 5Y8/ZW~D0
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. R]Q4+
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 [af<FQ {
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. KD~F5aS`[
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 NX(.Lw}
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（10）for good 永远 hFjXgpz5
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Tx7YHE6{
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 z A xwM-`
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. THmX=K4=?
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 w^&TG3m1~
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. 4{\h53j$
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ? )cNe:KY
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 RkJ\?
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. #mX =Y>l
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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 6# k
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. p5~;8Q7
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 9 0[gXj
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. GGs3r;(t
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 x=qACoq
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。 jBEt!Azur
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 t$=0 C
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