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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. |+ U<S~
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 $^ 'aCU0C
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. $ DBGLmw
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。 @FN*TJ
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（3）clown around 胡闹 |BZDhd9<{
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. WS2os B c
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 z^nvMTC
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（4） cook up 虚构 jxgj,h"}9`
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. GF k1/ F
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 zciCcrJ
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 -S%x
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. <P%}|@
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 '<iK*[NW
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ]v G{kAnH
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. +KEkmXZ
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。 S<nq8Ebmw
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 c~ <1 ':
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. $[@0^IJq=K
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 2eQdQ wX
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. ?y XAu0
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 %OcGdbs
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 XH7x T@
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. K yP)Qzp
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 6qo^2
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（10）for good 永远 DZ
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. qIwV q!=
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 fR-C0"c
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 *oI*- C
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. Vy G4(X va
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 17g^ALs
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 ^] p
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. % qsvtc`
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 ]r ]k-GZ$
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 e yw'7
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. VY 1vXM3y
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。 qBk``! |s]
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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 |-2}j 2'
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. O,V9R
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. 3mt%!}S
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 }ZZ5].-a<D
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。 1ywU@].6J]
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 q<=:
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