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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. m~LB0u$ac
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 u Z(vf
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. r fl-(_3
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 @-7h}2P Q
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（3）clown around 胡闹 6eUM[C.
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. {GTOHJ2
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 ZW6ZO[`6
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（4） cook up 虚构 #`1@4,iC
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. (4 hCT*
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 @Q lh
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 D9cpw0{nc
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. .+;;-]})
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 ?8g*"& cn
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 |6M:JI8
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. vS!%!-F
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 7_H J|QB
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 gJkk0wok C
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. W'>"E/Tx#O
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 OwdA6it^f
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 3C+!Y#F
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. K,!"5W rX*
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 G,VTFM6
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 iiWs]5
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. MDHTZ9 4\Q
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 j~|pSu.<
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（10）for good 永远 o@&Hc bN^
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 5#DtaVz
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 b6 @(UneVM
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 |;G9K`8
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. rF/k$_bFt
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 M<4tjVQ6
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 7S
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. tAI<[M@
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 D 7 D:?VoR
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 4x`.nql
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. hSg4A=y
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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 ?89K
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例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. %^5| 3l3y
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 R\^n2gK
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. u%o2BLx
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 4RLuv?,)~
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ([mC!d@a
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。 $CgJ+ua\8
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ^an 3&
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