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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. _-K2 /6zy
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 ,i s3&9
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. rZ}:Z'`
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。 X^wt3<Kbf
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（3）clown around 胡闹 a%JuC2
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. f<d`B]$(
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 \ C+~m
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（4） cook up 虚构 dO!
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例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. T $ >&[f$6
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ?]_$Dcmx
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 f@wquG'
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. KQ!8ks]
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 <KL,G};0pm
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 spH7 /5}
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. 1Y\DJ@lh
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。 ) j#`r/
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 2*;~S4 4
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. *v^Jb/E315
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 3nO]Ge"w'n
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 _Xe>V0
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. un mJbY;t
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 O:;w3u7;u
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 -P$PAg5"2
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 'uS n}hm
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 )l C)@H}
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（10）for good 永远 'T*&'RQr
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. d VtG/0
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 pZ.ecZe/
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 ;#W2|'HD
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. p_gm3Q
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 AUG#_HE]k
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 t6 "%3#s
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. X:"i4i[}{9
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 Cn34b_Sbd
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ^eY!U%.
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. v!~fs)cdE|
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。 MS~(D.@ZS
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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 V(I8=rVH
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. QOGvC[*`<T
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 J5K^^RUR
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. @1roe
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 ?=sDM& '
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。 Tv,[DI +
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 yLvDMPj
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