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例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. D`8E-Bq
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（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 +<H !3sW
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. YBR)s\*
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（3）clown around 胡闹 7%W!k zp>
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. ,I("x 2
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（4） cook up 虚构 [;)~nPjI
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. p0"BO4({{
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（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 <<i=+ed8eP
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. wHq('+{=&
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。
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（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 *{HGLl|=
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. |L*6x
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（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助 .n?5}s+ q
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. ^w.k^U =B
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 4X<Oux*
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（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 s9^"wN YQ
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. L2:oZ&:u`J
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 "-G.V#zI
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（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 J+-,^8)
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ZS07_6.~
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 Y;~EcM
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（10）for good 永远 j FI]54,
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. ,:\zXESy4
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 r%O rH-T
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（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 g;|
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例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. M)bC%(xJ
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 C`=`Ce~|d
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（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静
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例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. F 5b]/;|
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 $\ =6."R5<
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（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 FuRn%)DA5
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. 67EDkknt
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 6"#Tvj~-8
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（14） get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁，难以相处 sZ\i(eIU
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. ePFC$ kMn
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（15）give an ear to 听一听 0:nt#n~_
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. U/~Zk@3j
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ^$^Vd@t>a
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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。 }1E_G
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（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。
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