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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. 4"\cA:9a
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 a ~ W
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ?( z"U b]
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。 a/1;|1a.
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（3）clown around 胡闹 AQT_s9"0
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. X)+6>\
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 cD E5/!
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（4） cook up 虚构 AS re@pW
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Im@OAR4,R
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 J%M [8
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. gZ7R^]
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不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 /kg#i&bP~
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 &>E gKL
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. ;FRUB@ :
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 f5FEHyj|
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ^2+ Vt=*
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 w}zmcO:x
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 tqCkqmyC
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. V
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百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 /lu|FWbEw
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 ^-[
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例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. dIlpo0; F
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（10）for good 永远 #~"IlBk\
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. fx[&"$X
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 k_7b0 dr%F
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 /pPH D]
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. #X?[")R
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 _lwKa, }
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 e&d$kUJrq
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. $DIy ?kZ
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 85q/|9D
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 3zD#V3 =
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. a'?;; ZC-
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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 &l1t5 !
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ~44u_^a
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 eTvjo(Lvx
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. Sl, DZ!
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 xsj ,l@Ey
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 s_IFl5D]
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。 s0f+AS|}
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 i~]6 0M>
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