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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. MIoEauf
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 qI<mjB{3`
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 'BPp ]R#{
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。 7MHKeLq
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（3）clown around 胡闹 j eX^}]x|%
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. k_q0Q;6w!l
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 `gb5 "`EZ
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（4） cook up 虚构 %S n d\
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. lM{
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 <'Wo@N7
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. J<maQ6p
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 >U*T0FL7
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 l0cA6b
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. ~-m "
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 9Z'8!$LYg
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. q51Uf_\/
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 p)3U7"q
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 e9[|!/./5
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 5qoSEI-m
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 AN SFdc
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 :WL'cJ9a
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. #x3ujJ
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（10）for good 永远 3?Pn6J{O
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. '07 P&g-
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 aj,T)oDbt6
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. I=9!Rs(QF
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 +d!v} aJ
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 .h5[Q/*h
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. . ]7Qu;L
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 s nnbb0J
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ] Ww?QhJ
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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 Gkv{~ ?95
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. )}'U`'q
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ['*8IWg
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 !G}+E2fDA
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。 ku
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 ${nX:! )
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