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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots.
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 i@m@]-2
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way.
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（3）clown around 胡闹 s
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例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. yQ!I`T>a
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（4） cook up 虚构 7SJR_G6,{
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. Z_;! f}X
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 8}K^o>J&K
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 8_Nyy/K#F
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. wQ9?Z.-$
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 'W*:9wah
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 /*2)|2w
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. z_8lf_N
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 p?2^JJpUb
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. hQ ? zc_ 3
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 IOT-R!.5V
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 \IaUsx"#o{
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. 19b@QgfWpb
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 Nsn ~ mY%
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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. N 9W,p 2
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 bH.SUd)
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（10）for good 永远 ezb*tN!
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 1ixBwnp?
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 UC _o;
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 5.$/]2VK
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. +ib&6IU
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 3i1TBhs6
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 & =]!8z=
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. d$^ @$E2 f
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 q|V|Jl
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 ,_ TE@ ]!$
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. DwGRv:&HH
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。 8*;>:g
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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 RN&6z"| jR
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. R"j<C13;%
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 ^ WF_IH&
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. fA"c9(>m%]
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 fZoQQ[s
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 x 2TE[#><
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。 * mH&Gn1
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 \H& ; .??W
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