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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. }iloX#
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 BC[d={ _-
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. N UtyUv
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。 ~n
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（3）clown around 胡闹 JN l+UH:.
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. 1/BMs0 =
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 nU *fne?
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（4） cook up 虚构 ]997`,1b
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. K9Fnb6J$u
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 *G=AhH $t
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. c'qM$KN9G
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 mf' 1.{
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 j( :A
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. z Pc;[uHT
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。 dEL"(e#0s4
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 MF(~!SOIG
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. /)| y+<E]}
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ,]"u!,yHb
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 P9^h >sV
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 0G 1o3[F
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ~` hcgCi%
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 21 j+c{O
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ;~;St>?\R\
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 wQ^a2$Z
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（10）for good 永远 xU"qB24]=
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 8[ OiG9b
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 SLo/7$rct
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. YR.'JF`C
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 lukV
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 / GaR&
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. bb/MnhB
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 A'EA !
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ` pUArqf
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. o7seGw<$X
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。 ,;18:
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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 w (-n1oSo
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. $)~]4n=
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 8<
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例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. d:''qg z`
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 =1qkoc~
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 AK =k@hT
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。 kv b-=
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 7 d5x4^EYE
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