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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ak |WW]R
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 O0pD d4)"
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ^ml '?
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。 #7 q7PYG4
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（3）clown around 胡闹 @]-jl}:]
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. /eOzXCSws
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 1M
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（4） cook up 虚构 O2f-5Y$@
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ),ma_{$N
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ,kF}lo)
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 qCqFy#Ms\
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. |(q9"
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 0^RXG N
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 % Cv D-![0
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|C?b
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 f^"N!f a
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. LkK~%tY
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 @)4]b+8Z
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 s#t Zg
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 0iwZT&O
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ^k#P5oV
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 lo,$-bJ,<,
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. h_T7% #0
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 %]8qAtV^3j
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（10）for good 永远 | >JS!NM
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例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Wu_kx2h
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 9)gC6 IiW
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 \8 h;K>=h
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. eK!V
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 )_i
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ?Vdia:
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 52,m:EhL
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 (C@~3!AVa
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ,]cD
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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 Tny%7xSx1
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. FZtfh
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 45MLt5^|
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. D? 8rO"
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 :C65-[PSdO
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 `P 3>S(Tgy
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。 Qe5U<3 {JZ
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 !/ 3B3cG
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