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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. O5*uL{pvT{
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 F5q1VEe
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. OHvzK8
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。 z2zp c^i
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（3）clown around 胡闹 kYa'
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. `8bp6} OD,
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 xEWa<P#.u
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（4） cook up 虚构 ! K)|e4$
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. sb5kexGxkc
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 g<c^\WG
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 bxHk0 w
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. x T>V ;aa\
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 %6 :2cR
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 },ZL8l{
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. TrA Uu`?#
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。 NU*6iLIq|F
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 u[q tuM?&
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ? D'-{/ <4
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 V-u\TiL
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 9:~^KQ{?
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. j zp%.4/j
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 sB!A:
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 4"=pcHNV
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. I2Q?7p
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（10）for good 永远 Z 28@yD +
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. k/Q]K e
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 h {b tT
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 0CYI, V
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. $ OuA<-
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 BpE[9N
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. `Y9@ ?s Q
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 D=]P9XDvb.
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 AU2Nmf?]%
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. Ce emR>\t
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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 tO$M[P=b
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. >MLqOUr#
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 4Qs#ws])
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. $dVjxo
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 J)f?x T*
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 _uacpN/<|
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。 @ZZ Lh=
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 p};<l@
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