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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. <Y}"D Yt
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 =,/A\F
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. !%Z)eO~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。 P ],)
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（3）clown around 胡闹 FthXFxwx$
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. L P0;n \
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 6.`} &E
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（4） cook up 虚构 Kd ryl
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. 0,"n-5Im
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 m-Z'K_ oQ
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 4acP*LkkQ
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 9 "
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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。 $,z[XM&9)
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 9 :K
例句： I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. #um1?V
我知道你丢了钱夹，不过既然这件事已经发生了，就让它去，不要做无益的后悔。 4cErk)F4
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 m&8 U4uHN
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. s$DT .cvO
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 K 8yyxJ
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 3u"J4%zg|L
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. R.T?ZF
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 ki*79d"$
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 6> LQGO
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. Chb 4VoE
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 D@lAT#vA
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（10）for good 永远 ]'1N_m]?
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. n{qw ]/
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 9>.<+b(>!'
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. @6I[{{>X
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 Jq ?^8y
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 yaYIgG
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess.
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 oRvm*"8B
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 2U+z~
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. !w;A=
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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 *~t$k56
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. (X `t"*y"
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 P7BJ?x
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ru6H nLhL
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 Ie`SWg*WL
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 /O(; ~1B
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。 ~A:;?A'.
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 g8iB;%6
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