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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. }8"
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ]J'TebP=L5
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. i%[ gNh
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。 *asv^aFpS
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（3）clown around 胡闹 z=) m6\
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. V:'F_/&X?
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 q)L4*O
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（4） cook up 虚构 A&)2m
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. }o A>0Nw$K
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ) WbWp4
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 `WN80d\)&
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. NLY=o@<
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 Lc5zu7ncg
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 VC/ -5'_6
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. Qv 5 fK
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。 E&
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 w~)tEN>
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. S'8 +jY
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 +^+'. xQ
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 s {R ,- \_
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. vhbHt_!u&
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 3 a.!9R>
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 erW2 >^My
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. /0H}-i
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Gmi? xGn
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（10）for good 永远 G@#lf@M]
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. On }1&!{1]
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 /uX*FZ
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 Q& xH
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. c>K]$ ;}
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 W/bW=.d
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 #i@f%Bq-
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. X':FFD4h
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Ajm!;LA[jO
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 EN\cwa# FU
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ,\iHgsZ
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。 0 ( wu
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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 ~q}L13^k
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. (g@\QdH`|
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ !i~(h&z
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 cV W7I
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. BYX c
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工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Zh;wQCDj
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 88v8lt ;R
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。 0>Snps3*Z
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 <`uu e
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