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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. M, mvys$
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 (|1A?@sJ#h
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. EV@X*| w
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。 hJ~Uf5Q
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（3）clown around 胡闹 k%QpegN
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. KE3;V2Ym f
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 CDR@
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（4） cook up 虚构 :\7X}n*&
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. RcU }}V
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 =`s!;
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 o@i#| kx,
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. mg.kr :
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 &/]Fc{]^$f
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 3r."j2$Hs0
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. 3 H6lBF
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。 YRN06*hS
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 =\wx sL
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. e)#J1(j_
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 90*5
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ?FF4zI~
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. v4c [(&
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 L4z ~B!uvF
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 'yG4
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. T1 Z;r*}
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 #S*/bao#
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（10）for good 永远 K <qk.~
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. *ipFw Q
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 > A"v ed8
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ]J$eDbaEjT
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 y8 !4 q
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. lc,tVe_
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Cdu4U}^H
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 vZ&T}H~8
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. kJzoFFWo$
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。 +|'c>,?2H
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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 X#TQ _T"
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. 33ef/MElD$
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ #_J@-f7^
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 wq(7|!Eix
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. +)<wDDC_
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 uU <=d
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 w2Jf^pR
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。 o` ZQ d,3
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 $M lW4&a|
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