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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. Bc.de&Bxz_
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 x?o#}:S
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ?:3hp2k<
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。 o) XrC
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（3）clown around 胡闹 s8&q8r7%
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. %:'G={G`QH
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 !*Is0``
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（4） cook up 虚构 jUM'f24
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. UH-873AK
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 rlR!Tc>
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 eM nK@ J
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. SI~j M:S}
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 J @:Q(
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 "7y, d%H
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. T='uqKW\
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 `sqr>QD
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. -B#1+rUW
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 WF`%7A39Af
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 B zS4:e<
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. _Z]l=5d
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 J{b#X"i
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 y@7fR9hp<
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. |&8XmexLb
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 4+q,[m-$(
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（10）for good 永远 j zV"( p!
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 3 GF67]
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 7*uN[g#p
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 _ +DL
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. %]}JWXo f
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 w\G J,e
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 x9>$ 197
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. a6n@
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 %TQ4 ZFD3
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ` .J)Z=o
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 8c.>6
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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。 Gt#r$.]W?o
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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 8,j~e3-i
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. }d}gb`Du
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 wA $7SWC
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. &*OwoTgk+
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 HjA~3l 7
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 n~6$CQ5dF(
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。 c;]\$#2
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Z0Sqw
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