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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. %{ rb,6
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 (G./P@/[
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 6S{F4v2/0
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。 Uvc$&j^k
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（3）clown around 胡闹 z?Z "*z
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. S} ,Cz
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 hG# 2} K_
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（4） cook up 虚构 xq,ql@7
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. QP50.P5g
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 dwUDhQt3Q
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 JM/\n 4ea:
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. &0bq3JGW
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 :8/ 6dx@Y(
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 F|m &n&
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. YCb|eS^u
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。 =Gz s+6A8
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 McS]aJfrk
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ?<N} Xh
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 I2RXw
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ^`SEmYb;
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. }s'=w]m
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 GLZ*5kw
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 V KYljY0#
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. b|Ge#o
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 sk 8DW
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（10）for good 永远 $]};EI#
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. i! UT =
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 u$5.GmKm
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 p8-$MF]] 6
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. K$ }K2w
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 eE
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 1oiSmW\
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. M,ybj5:6
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 :XAyMK7
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 w<h8`K`3
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. LfW:G5 @-
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|\ -(:v
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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 $ `\qY ^.(
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. :a2[d1
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ s.;' -oA
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 N>a~k}pPH
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. ^q& Rl\
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 7CF>cpw
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 F,VWi$Po\N
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。 \/SOpC
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 Fz<1xyc(
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