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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. =v ! 8i
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 k fOd|-
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. IQ#Kod;)
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。 *~ #`LO
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（3）clown around 胡闹 U z)G Y
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. U&+lw =
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 FGMYpapc~
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（4） cook up 虚构 ` +(JwQC4
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. EffU-=?%!
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 wuqB['3
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. on\ahk, y]
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 jA3Ir;a
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 Qm v8T
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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. :$^sI"hO
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 >va9*pdJ
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 _rUsb4r
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. "y .(E7 6
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 "X1{ *
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 v Dph}Z
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. bsWDjV~
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 G;msq=9|
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 A@EUH
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 7:)$ oH
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 {bp~_`O
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（10）for good 永远 KDAZG+u+
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. H? pWyc<,
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 N;av
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 :e4[isI
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. g5~1uU$O
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 5~omZ,qe
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 4[L zj C
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. /#4BUfY
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 A.S:eQvS%
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 }15ooe%
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 0'y3iar
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 ?37Kc,o
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. r`=!4vY2
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 qg-?Z,EB
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Xn8r3Nb$A
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 y$p T5X G
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 gcs 8Gl2
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。 @MGc_"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。 9L xa?Y1
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