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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. KXy6 Eno
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 +0&/g&a\R
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. eDMO]5}Ht
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。 ]lbuy7xj63
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（3）clown around 胡闹 . vV|hSc
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. |=w@H ]r
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 f 2.HF@
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（4） cook up 虚构 BLttb
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. R5D1w+
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 XUYtEf
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲
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例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. WY/}1X9.%
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 $X6h|?3U,
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 >j/w@Fj
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. uYN`:b8
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。
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 'NmRR]Q9
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ~ a :
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 vQ Cy\Gi
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 XZ7Lk)IR
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. " x-j~u?
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 TDh5lI
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 tA;}h7/Lc~
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ;`&kZi60Hz
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 YWLj?+
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（10）for good 永远 Upe%rC(
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. u_enqC3
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 T[gv0|+
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. ]DcFySyv
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 HtFD lvdy]
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 zfU{Kd
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. U/U);frH
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 icgfB-1|i
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 t_^4`dW`
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. ) pa]ui\t
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。 ~ }P,.QQ
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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 XSRsGTCC=
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. AH^/V}9H
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 &Jj<h: *
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. /wp6KXm
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（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 eFgA 8kY)
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。 7dWS
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 wMn
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